Jim Owens
Jim Owens went 99–82–6 as a head coach, 1957–1974, at Washington. His 1960 Washington team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 99–82–6 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1960
- Best season
- 1960 10–1, No. 6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Washington | 3–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | Washington | 3–7 | 8th | |||
| 1959 | Washington | 10–1 | T–1st | Rose Bowl W | 8 | |
| 1960 | Washington | 10–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 6 | |
| 1961 | Washington | 5–4–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1962 | Washington | 7–1–2 | 2nd | 14 | ||
| 1963 | Washington | 6–5 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 15 | |
| 1964 | Washington | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1965 | Washington | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1966 | Washington | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1967 | Washington | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1968 | Washington | 3–5–2 | 8th | |||
| 1969 | Washington | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1970 | Washington | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1971 | Washington | 8–3 | T–3rd | 19 | ||
| 1972 | Washington | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1973 | Washington | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1974 | Washington | 5–6 | T–5th |
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.
Players he coached
Rick RedmanConsensus All‑American, 1963 and 1964- Al WorleyConsensus All‑American, 1968
- Tom GreenleeConsensus All‑American, 1966
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 46 | 11–33–2 | 26% |
| Against top-10 teams | 28 | 4–22–2 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 36 | 23–12–1 | 65% |
| Conference games | 113 | 54–57–2 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 83 | 41–36–6 | 53% |
| At home | 104 | 61–37–6 | 62% |
| On the road | 80 | 36–44 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 108 | 76–28–4 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 79 | 23–54–2 | 30% |
His own 187 games on file, 1957–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKay 1960–1974 | 3–11–1 | USC | 15 | |
| Tommy Prothro 1957–1970 | 8–6 | Oregon State, UCLA | 14 | |
| Len Casanova 1957–1966 | 7–2–1 | Oregon | 10 | |
| Dee Andros 1965–1974 | 5–5 | Oregon State | 10 | |
| John Ralston 1963–1971 | 4–5 | Stanford | 9 | |
| Ray Willsey 1964–1971 | 3–4–1 | California | 8 | |
| Jim Sutherland 1957–1963 | 5–2 | Washington State | 7 | |
| Bill Barnes 1958–1964 | 5–2 | UCLA | 7 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1968–1974 | 4–3 | Washington State | 7 | |
| Pete Elliott 1957–1963 | 4–2 | California, Illinois | 6 |
Jim Owens’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Stateseries | 18 | 12–6 |
| UCLAseries | 18 | 11–7 |
| Oregonseries | 18 | 11–6–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 18 | 10–8 |
| Californiaseries | 18 | 9–8–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 18 | 8–10 |
| USCseries | 18 | 3–14–1 |
| Idahoseries | 6 | 6–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Oklahoma 1949 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–53 | Kentucky | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–56 | Texas A&M | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–74 | Washington | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bear BryantKentucky, Texas A&M
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bert ClarkWashington State
- Jim LambrightWashington
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant | Kentucky | 1951–53 | Assistant coach | |
| Bear Bryant | Texas A&M | 1954–56 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Clark | Washington, 1957–63: assistant coach | Washington State | |
| Jim Lambright | Washington, 1969–74: assistant coach | Washington |
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.