Jan Quarless

Jan Quarless (born c. 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University in 1992 and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football record of 15–36. Quarless has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Northern Michigan University, the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame and the West Iron County Schools Wall of Fame. Quarless also holds a PhD from Southern Illinois University, a distinction and achievement accomplishment by a few Division 1 Head Football Coaches.

Jan Quarless PhD

Biographical details
Born	1951
Playing career
1969-1972	Northern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1982	Southern Illinois (DL/OL/OC
1983–1985	Bowling GreenDL/OL
1986–1987	Kansas (OL)
1988–1989	Northwestern OL/ST
1990–1991	New Mexico (OC)
1992	Eastern Michigan (OL)
1992	Eastern Michigan (interim HC)
1993–1994	Wake Forest (TE/ST)
1995–1996	Wake Forest (OC/OL)
1997–2000	Southern Illinois
2005	Rhein Fire (OL)
Head coaching record
Overall	15–36

Playing career

Quarless was a four-year lettermen for Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan from 1969 to 1972 seasons, playing three different positions. As selected by his teammates, named team captain his senior year.^[1]

Coaching career

Eastern Michigan

Quarless became interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University when Jim Harkema resigned after the first four games of the 1992 season.^[2][3] Quarless's team produced a record of 1–6.^[4] The lone victory was a 7–6 home game against Ohio.^[5]

Southern Illinois

Quarless was the 19th head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for four seasons, from 1997 to 2000, and compiling a record of 14–30.^[6]

Assistant coaching

Quarless had several tenures as an assistant coach for at several colleges, including Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green State University, the University of Kansas, and Wake Forest University.^[7][8][9]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (1992)
1992	Eastern Michigan	1–6	1–5	T–9th
Eastern Michigan:		1–6	1–5
Southern Illinois Salukis (Gateway Football Conference) (1997–2000)
1997	Southern Illinois	3–8	1–5	6th
1998	Southern Illinois	3–8	1–5	7th
1999	Southern Illinois	5–6	1–5	7th
2000	Southern Illinois	3–8	2–4	T–5th
Southern Illinois:		14–30	5–19
Total:		15–36

Education

Jan Quarless received his PhD from Southern Illinois University, his M.S.E. in Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan, and his B.S. from Northern Michigan University.^[10]