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.[1] 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.[2] He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1973–1975)
1973 Oberlin 4–50–0NA
1974 Oberlin 5–40–0NA
1975 Oberlin 2–40–0NA
Oberlin: 11–13
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1977)
1976 Morris Brown 6–3–13–24th (Division I)
1977 Morris Brown 5–42–3T–3rd (Division I)
Morris Brown: 11–7–15–5
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1978–1980)
1978 Southern 4–72–45th
1979 Southern 7–44–2T–3rdT–10
1980 Southern 4–6–13–3T–3rd
Southern: 15–17–29–9
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.


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