J. D. Alexander (coach) - Misplaced Pages

American football coach

J. D. Alexander
Biographical details
Alexander pictured in The Tecoan 1938, ECU yearbook
Born	(1899-05-15)May 15, 1899 Jacoby, Hunt County, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 16, 1962(1962-06-16) (aged 63) Clarksville City, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1931	Lincoln Memorial
1937–1938	East Carolina

Head coaching record
Overall	11–24–2 (football)

Joseph Dalry "Swede" Alexander (May 15, 1899 – June 16, 1962) was the head coach of the Lincoln Memorial University (1930–1931) and East Carolina University (1937–1938) college football programs.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1930–1931)
1930	Lincoln Memorial	4–6	2–0	2nd
1931	Lincoln Memorial	4–7–1	1–3–1	5th
Lincoln Memorial:		8–13–1	3–3–1
East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1937–1938)
1937	East Carolina	2–5
1938	East Carolina	1–6–1
East Carolina:		3–11–1
Total:		11–24–2

Howes, D. (1936). Who's who Among the Young Men of the Nation. Vol. 2. Richard Blank Publishing Company. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
"J.D. "Swede" Alexander Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.

v t e East Carolina Pirates head football coaches
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933) Doc Mathis (1934–1935) Bo Farley (1936) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) O. A. Hankner (1939) John Christenbury (1940–1941) No team (1942–1945) Jim Johnson (1946–1948) Bill Dole (1949–1951) Jack Boone (1952–1961) Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969) Mike McGee (1970) Sonny Randle (1971–1973) Pat Dye (1974–1979) Ed Emory (1980–1984) Art Baker (1985–1988) Bill Lewis (1989–1991) Steve Logan (1992–2002) John Thompson (2003–2004) Skip Holtz (2005–2009) Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015) Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018) David Blackwell # (2018) Mike Houston (2019–2024) Blake Harrell (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933)
Doc Mathis (1934–1935)
Bo Farley (1936)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
O. A. Hankner (1939)
John Christenbury (1940–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Jim Johnson (1946–1948)
Bill Dole (1949–1951)
Jack Boone (1952–1961)
Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969)
Mike McGee (1970)
Sonny Randle (1971–1973)
Pat Dye (1974–1979)
Ed Emory (1980–1984)
Art Baker (1985–1988)
Bill Lewis (1989–1991)
Steve Logan (1992–2002)
John Thompson (2003–2004)
Skip Holtz (2005–2009)
Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015)
Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018)
David Blackwell # (2018)
Mike Houston (2019–2024)
Blake Harrell (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches
C. W. Porter (1931–1932) Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934) Doc Mathis (1934–1936) Bo Farley (1936–1937) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939) Bo Farley (1939–1940) John Christenbury (1940–1943) No team (1943–1944) None (1944–1945) Earl Smith (1945–1946) Jim Johnson (1946–1947) Howard Porter (1947–1959) Earl Smith (1959–1963) Wendell Carr (1963–1966) Tom Quinn (1966–1974) Dave Patton (1974–1977) Larry Gillman (1977–1979) Dave Odom (1979–1982) Charlie Harrison (1982–1987) Mike Steele (1987–1991) Eddie Payne (1991–1995) Joe Dooley (1995–1999) Bill Herrion (1999–2005) Ricky Stokes (2005–2007) Mack McCarthy (2007–2010) Jeff Lebo (2010–2017) Michael Perry # (2017–2018) Joe Dooley (2018–2022) Michael Schwartz (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

C. W. Porter (1931–1932)
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934)
Doc Mathis (1934–1936)
Bo Farley (1936–1937)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939)
Bo Farley (1939–1940)
John Christenbury (1940–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
None (1944–1945)
Earl Smith (1945–1946)
Jim Johnson (1946–1947)
Howard Porter (1947–1959)
Earl Smith (1959–1963)
Wendell Carr (1963–1966)
Tom Quinn (1966–1974)
Dave Patton (1974–1977)
Larry Gillman (1977–1979)
Dave Odom (1979–1982)
Charlie Harrison (1982–1987)
Mike Steele (1987–1991)
Eddie Payne (1991–1995)
Joe Dooley (1995–1999)
Bill Herrion (1999–2005)
Ricky Stokes (2005–2007)
Mack McCarthy (2007–2010)
Jeff Lebo (2010–2017)
Michael Perry # (2017–2018)
Joe Dooley (2018–2022)
Michael Schwartz (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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