Jim Pittman

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.

Career

A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University from 1947 to 1949. From 1966 to 1970, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death. He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970)
1966	Tulane	5–4–1
1967	Tulane	3–7
1968	Tulane	2–8
1969	Tulane	3–7
1970	Tulane	8–4			W Liberty		17
Tulane:		21–30–1
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971)
1971	TCU	3–3–1	2–1
TCU:		3–3–1	2–1
Total:		24–33–2
Template:Plainlist #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

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