Jack Stephans

Jack J. Stephans (March 1, 1939 – September 29, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Jersey City State College—now known as New Jersey City University—from 1966 to 1973, at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, from 1975 to 1977, and at Fordham University from 1979 to 1980.^[1][2]

Jack Stephans

Biographical details
Born	(1939-03-01)March 1, 1939 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 29, 2020(2020-09-29) (aged 81) Montvale, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	University of South Carolina Boston University (1962)
Playing career
1959–1960	Boston University
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963	North Bergen HS (NJ) (line)
1964–1965	Montclair State (assistant)
1966–1973	Jersey City State
1974	William Paterson (assistant)
1975–1977	William Paterson
1978	William Paterson (assistant)
1979–1980	Fordham
Head coaching record
Overall	58–49–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NJSAC (1966, 1972)

Born in Hoboken, Stephans was raised in nearby West New York and played prep football at Memorial High School in his hometown, graduating in 1957.^[3]

Stephans died on September 29, 2020, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Jersey City State Gothic Knights (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) (1966–1973)
1966	Jersey City State	6–0		T–1st
1967	Jersey City State
1968	Jersey City State
1969	Jersey City State	5–3	1–2	3rd
1970	Jersey City State	5–3	1–2	3rd
1971	Jersey City State	7–2	1–2	T–2nd
1972	Jersey City State	8–1	4–1	T–1st
1973	Jersey City State	9–1	4–1	2nd
Jersey City State:		48–15
William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) (1975–1977)
1975	William Paterson	1–8	0–5	6th
1976	William Paterson	5–4	2–3	5th
1977	William Paterson	4–4–1	0–3–1	5th
William Paterson:		10–16–1	2–11–1
Fordham Rams (NCAA Division III independent) (1979–1980)
1979	Fordham	0–9
1980	Fordham	0–9
Fordham:		0–18
Total:		58–49–1