Jim Collins (born September 8, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Wittenberg University, a position he has held since 2022. Collins served as head football coach at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa from 1994 to 1996, Capital University in Bexley, Ohio from 1997 to 2007, and Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan from 2008 to 2018. He was the director of player personnel for the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy in 2019 and he offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Dayton Flyers from 2020 to 2021.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wittenberg |
| Conference | NCAC |
| Record | 17–12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 8, 1966 |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1987 | Wittenberg |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Central Michigan (GA) |
| 1991–1993 | Illinois Wesleyan (OC) |
| 1994–1996 | Dubuque |
| 1997–2007 | Capital (OH) |
| 2008–2018 | Saginaw Valley State |
| 2019 | Army (DPP) |
| 2020–2021 | Dayton (OC/QB) |
| 2022–present | Wittenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 152–145 |
| Tournaments | 4–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 0–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3x GLAIC North Division (2011–2013) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× OAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2003, 2006) AFCA Division III Regional Coach of the Year (2005) Ohio College Coach of the Year (2006) | |
Coaching career
editCollins is currently the head coach for the Wittenberg Tigers. He is the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Dayton and the director of player personnel for the Army Black Knights football program, being announced for the position by the West Point Athletics Department on March 19, 2019.[1]
His previous position was as the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. Saginaw Valley made the playoffs three times during Collins' tenure (2009, 2011, and 2013).[2] Prior to that as the head football coach at Capital University, Collins recorded 66 wins and 51 losses in 11 seasons, which ranks him second all time in wins and second in all-time winning percentage (.564) for the school. Capital made the NCAA Division III playoffs in each of Collins' last three seasons.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Dubuque | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1995 | Dubuque | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1996 | Dubuque | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Dubuque: | 4–26 | 3–21 | |||||||
| Capital Crusaders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1997–2007) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Capital | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998 | Capital | 1–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 1999 | Capital | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2000 | Capital | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2001 | Capital | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Capital | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2003 | Capital | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Capital | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Capital | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2006 | Capital | 11–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2007 | Capital | 8–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Capital: | 66–51 | 53–46 | |||||||
| Saginaw Valley State (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2018) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Saginaw Valley State | 7–3 | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Saginaw Valley State | 9–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Saginaw Valley State | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2011 | Saginaw Valley State | 7–4 | 7–3 | T–1st (North) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Saginaw Valley State | 8–3 | 7–3 | T–1st (North) | |||||
| 2013 | Saginaw Valley State | 9–3 | 9–1 | 1st (North) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2014 | Saginaw Valley State | 2–9 | 2–8 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2015 | Saginaw Valley State | 1–10 | 1–9 | 8th (North) | |||||
| 2016 | Saginaw Valley State | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 2017 | Saginaw Valley State | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018 | Saginaw Valley State | 8–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| Saginaw Valley State: | 65–56 | 58–50 | |||||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Wittenberg | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2023 | Wittenberg | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Wittenberg | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Wittenberg: | 17–12 | 14–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 152–145 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Collins Added to Football Staff". March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "Head football coach Jim Collins leaving SVSU for a position with Army football". Saginaw Valley State. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Saginaw Valley State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.