| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1977–1980 | Central Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981 | Central Arkansas (GA) |
| 1982 | Lamar (WR/TE) |
| 1983–1985 | Lamar (DB) |
| 1986–1987 | James Madison HS (TX) (DC) |
| 1988–1992 | Northwest Missouri State (DC/LB) |
| 1993 | Louisville (DC) |
| 1994–1995 | North Texas (DC) |
| 1996 | Wake Forest (DB) |
| 1997–1999 | Wake Forest (DC/DB) |
| 2000–2001 | Indiana (DC) |
| 2002 | Chávez HS (TX) |
| 2003–2005 | Jackson State |
| 2006–2007 | Taylor |
| 2008 | Veritas Sports Academy |
| 2009–2010 | Drew Central HS (AR) |
| 2011–2012 | St. James HS (LA) |
| 2013 | Jonesboro-Hodge HS (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–41 (college) 10–50 (high school) |
James Bell is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 2003 to 2005 and Taylor University in Upland, Indiana from 2006 to 2007, compiling a career college football coaching record of 11–41.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Jackson State | 2–10 | 2–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Jackson State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2005 | Jackson State | 2–6 | 2–4 | (East) | |||||
| Jackson State: | 8–23 | 7–13 | |||||||
| Taylor Trojans (Mid-States Football Association) (2006–2007) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Taylor | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th (MEL) | |||||
| 2007 | Taylor | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th (MEL) | |||||
| Taylor: | 3–18 | 0–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–41 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chávez Lobos () (2002) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Chávez | 1–9 | |||||||
| Chávez: | 1–9 | ||||||||
| Drew Central Pirates () (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Drew Central | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Drew Central | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Drew Central: | 6–14 | 3–11 | |||||||
| St. James Wildcats () (2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011 | St. James | 0–10 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2012 | St. James | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| St. James: | 0–19 | 0–10 | |||||||
| Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers () (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Jonesboro-Hodge | 3–8 | 1–4 | 4th | |||||
| Jonesboro-Hodge: | 3–8 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–50 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Bell was fired after the first eight games of the season. Daryl Jones was appointed interim head coach and led Jackson State for the final three games of the season. The Tigers finished 2–9 overall and 2–7 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, placing fifth in the East Division.
References
- "Bell is picked to be football coach at Veritas". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Bell Chosen To Lead Taylor Football". Mid-States Football Association. February 27, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Struggling Jackson State University fires James Bell". Enterprise-Journal. November 1, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSU, Comegy come to terms on job". The Greenwood Commonwealth. December 8, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
| Jackson State Tigers head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
| Taylor Trojans head football coaches | |
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- Living people
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- Central Arkansas Bears football players
- Jackson State Tigers football coaches
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- Louisville Cardinals football coaches
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- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches
- High school football coaches in Arkansas
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- High school football coaches in Texas