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American football player and coach

Cass Jackson
Playing career
1962–1963San Jose State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972San Jose State (assistant)
1973–1975Oberlin
1976–1977Morris Brown
1978–1980Southern
Head coaching record
Overall37–37–2

Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college. Jackson later served as the head coach at Morris Brown College from 1976 to 1977 and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980. He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP
Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1973–1975)
1973 Oberlin 4–5 0–0 NA
1974 Oberlin 5–4 0–0 NA
1975 Oberlin 2–4 0–0 NA
Oberlin: 11–13
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1977)
1976 Morris Brown 6–3–1 3–2 4th (Division I)
1977 Morris Brown 5–4 2–3 T–3rd (Division I)
Morris Brown: 11–7–1 5–5
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1978–1980)
1978 Southern 4–7 2–4 5th
1979 Southern 7–4 4–2 T–3rd T–10
1980 Southern 4–6–1 3–3 T–3rd
Southern: 15–17–2 9–9
Total: 37–37–2

References

  1. Kaplan, Maxine (May 7, 2004). "Athletics employed radical". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. "New Coach for Southern U." New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. "Cass Jackson". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. Spartans, San Jose State University (September 23, 2024) . "SJSU Sports Hall of Fame - Complete Listing". SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
Oberlin Yeomen head football coaches
Morris Brown Wolverines football coaches
Southern Jaguars head football coaches

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