J. Quinn Decker
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". James Quinn Decker (October 29, 1907 – December 20, 1987)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach Centre College from 1938 to 1941 and The Citadel from 1946 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 37–56–3.
Playing career
Decker played fullback at the University of Tennessee. He later became an assistant coach at the school.[2]
Coaching career
High school coaching
Before coaching in college, Decker coached football at the high school level[3] at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.[4]
Centre College
Decker was the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1938 until completion of the 1941 season.[5][6]
The Citadel
Quinn was the 11th head football coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving for seven seasons, from 1946 until 1952, and compiling a record of 23–39–1. He led the program in its re-establishment after World War II.[7]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Centre | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Centre | 1–5–2 | 1–1–1 | T–14th | |||||
| 1940 | Centre | 3–6 | 2–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1941 | Centre | 3–4 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| Centre: | 14–17–2 | 9–2–1 | |||||||
| Third Air Force Gremlins (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Third Air Force | 8–3 | |||||||
| Third Air Force Gremlins (Army Air Forces League) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Third Air Force | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Third Air Force: | 15–5–1 | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1946–1952) | |||||||||
| 1946 | The Citadel | 3–5 | 1–5 | 15th | |||||
| 1947 | The Citadel | 3–5 | 1–4 | 12th | |||||
| 1948 | The Citadel | 2–7 | 0–5 | 16th | |||||
| 1949 | The Citadel | 4–5 | 2–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1950 | The Citadel | 4–6 | 2–3 | 11th | |||||
| 1951 | The Citadel | 4–6 | 1–3 | 14th | |||||
| 1952 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 13th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 23–39–1 | 8–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–61–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
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- ↑ J. Quinn Decker's obituary
- ↑ NCAA NewsScript error: No such module "Unsubst". January 6, 1988
- ↑ Tennessee Volunteers: Colorful Tales of the Orange and White By Randy Moore, (c) 2006, page 45
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Lakeland Ledger "Former Citadel Coach Dies" December 22, 1987
- ↑ Centre College Template:Webarchive Football coaches
- ↑ Citadel Coaching Records Template:Webarchive
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