| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1918-05-10)May 10, 1918 Hebron, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1992(1992-12-14) (aged 74) Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942–1951 | Doane |
| 1953–1958 | Cornell (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1947 | Doane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–52–9 (football) 28–50 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 NCAC (1942, 1946, 1950–1951) | |
James Laverne Dutcher (May 10, 1918 – December 14, 1992) was an American college football coach. He served as the 23rd head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1942 until 1951. His coaching record at Doane was 52–28–5. Dutcher led his team to a victory in the 1950 Bean Bowl by a score of 14 to 6 on November 23, 1950.
Dutcher later served as the head coach for Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1953 to 1958, where he compiled a record of 17–27–4.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1942–1951) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Doane | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1943 | Doane | 6–1–1 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1944 | Doane | 2–4 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1945 | Doane | 3–4–1 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1946 | Doane | 6–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Doane | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Doane | 5–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Doane | 5–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Doane | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 1st | W Bean | ||||
| 1951 | Doane | 7–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Doane: | 52–28–5 | 32–8–3 | |||||||
| Cornell Rams (Midwest Conference) (1953–1958) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Cornell | 1–7 | 0–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1954 | Cornell | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | Cornell | 5–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Cornell | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | Cornell | 3–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1958 | Cornell | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| Cornell: | 17–27–4 | 15–27–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 69–52–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Doane vs. Non-Conference Opponents" (PDF). Doane College. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- College Football Data Warehouse Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Doane Bowl History
- "Cornell Football All-Time Scores" (PDF). cornellrams.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
External links
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| Cornell Rams head football coaches | |
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