Jimmy Stewart (American football)

James Henry Stewart was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as interim head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1942 to 1944 while Matty Bell served in the United States Navy during World War II. Stewart's record in those three seasons was 10–18–2.[1] From 1945 to 1950 he served as Executive Secretary of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2]

Jimmy Stewart
Playing career
Football
1921–1923SMU
Basketball
1921–1922SMU
1923–1924SMU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1944SMU
Basketball
1942–1944SMU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1945SMU
1945–1950SWC (exec. sec.)
Head coaching record
Overall10–18–2 (football)
18–17 (basketball)

Head coaching record edit

Football edit

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1942–1944)
1942 SMU 3–6–2 1–4–1 6th
1943 SMU 2–7 2–3 T–3rd
1944 SMU 5–5 2–3 T–4th
SMU: 10–18–2 5–10–1
Total: 10–18–2

References edit

  1. ^ [1] Archived November 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Southwest Athletic Conference: An Inventory of Its Records, 1914-1996 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library". Lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2015.