Jim Hess
Jim Hess went 134–108–5 as a head coach, 1974–1996, at Angelo State, Stephen F. Austin and New Mexico State. Share
15 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1974–81 at Angelo State; 1982–88 at Stephen F. Austin. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 134–108–5 career
- Seasons
- 22
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angelo State * | 5–6 | 8th | |||
| 1975 | Angelo State * | 8–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1976 | Angelo State * | 5–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1977 | Angelo State * | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1978 | Angelo State * | 14–0 | 1st | NAIA Division I Championship W | ||
| 1979 | Angelo State * | 9–3 | T–2nd | NAIA Division I Semifinal L | ||
| 1980 | Angelo State * | 8–2–1 | 2nd | NAIA Division I Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1981 | Angelo State * | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1982 | Stephen F. Austin * | 6–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1983 | Stephen F. Austin * | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1984 | Stephen F. Austin * | 7–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1985 | Stephen F. Austin * | 9–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1986 | Stephen F. Austin * | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1987 | Stephen F. Austin * | 3–7–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1988 | Stephen F. Austin * | 10–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1989: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1990 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 7th | |||
| 1991 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | 7th | |||
| 1992 | New Mexico State | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1993 | New Mexico State | 5–6 | 4th | |||
| 1994 | New Mexico State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1995 | New Mexico State | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1996 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 6th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 5–9 | 36% |
| Conference games | 46 | 15–31 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 10–12 | 45% |
| At home | 34 | 12–22 | 35% |
| On the road | 43 | 10–33 | 23% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 11–9 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 11–46 | 19% |
His own 77 games on file, 1990–1996, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Shelton 1990–1995 | 2–4 | Utah State, Pacific | 6 | |
| Dennis Franchione 1992–1996 | 1–4 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| David Lee 1990–1993 | 2–2 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Jim Strong 1990–1993 | 2–2 | UNLV | 4 | |
| Gene Murphy 1990–1992 | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | |
| Charlie Bailey 1994–1996 | 2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Jeff Horton 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Nevada, UNLV | 3 | |
| John Ralston 1993–1995 | 1–2 | San José State | 3 | |
| Bill Snyder 1990–1993 | 0–3 | Kansas State | 3 | |
| Charlie Weatherbie 1992–1994 | 0–3 | Utah State | 3 |
Jim Hess’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| New Mexicoseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Utah Stateseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| UNLVseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Pacificseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Nevadaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–62 | McKinney HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–64 | Rockwall HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–66 | Kilgore HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1967–70 | Rice | Defensive line coach | |
| 1971 | Baytown Sterling HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | Angelo State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1974–81 | Angelo State | Head coach | |
| 1982–88 | Stephen F. Austin | Head coach | |
| 1990–96 | New Mexico State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bo HaganRice
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bradley Dale PevetoNorthwestern State
- Todd WhittenTarleton State, Sam Houston
- Tony SanchezUNLV, New Mexico State
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Dale Peveto | Stephen F. Austin, 1988: defensive line, linebackers and special teams coach | Northwestern State | |
| Todd Whitten | New Mexico State, 1990–93: quarterbacks coach | Tarleton State, Sam Houston | |
| Tony Sanchez | New Mexico State, 1996: student assistant | UNLV, New Mexico State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary DeLoach | Stephen F. Austin, 1983–88: assistant coach; New Mexico State, 1990–96: defensive coordinator | |
| Howard Wells | New Mexico State, 1990: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.