Ted James (American football)

Theodore Lawrence James (August 8, 1906 – June 8, 1999) was an American football player and coach.

Ted James

Biographical details
Born	(1906-08-08)August 8, 1906 Wymore, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	June 8, 1999(1999-06-08) (aged 92) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1928	Nebraska
1929	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)	Center, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1932	Kearney State
Basketball
1930–1933	Kearney State
Head coaching record
Overall	13–10–2 (football) 33–27 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 NIAA (1930)
Awards
First-team All-Big Six (1928) Nebraska Hall of Fame (1982) UNK Hall of Fame (1982)

Playing career

In college, James starred for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers from 1926 to 1928 and was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.^[1] After graduating, he played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the National Football League (NFL), appearing in 10 games in 1929.^[2]

Coaching career

After playing for one year in the NFL, he became the head football coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1930 to 1932. He accumulated a record of 13–10–2 and won the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1930.^[3]

During that time, he was also the head men's basketball coach for three seasons, compiling a 33–27 record.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kearney State Antelopes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1932)
1930	Kearney State	7–0–1	3–0	1st
1931	Kearney State	4–5	2–2	T–2nd
1932	Kearney State	2–5–1	0–3–1	5th
Kearney State:		13–10–2	5–5–1
Total:		13–10–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth