James W. St. Clair

American football, basketball, and baseball coach

James W. St. Clair
St. Clair pictured in The Yucca 1922, North Texas State Normal yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1885-01-20)January 20, 1885
Houston, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 1945(1945-05-04) (aged 60)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materBaylor University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1919North Texas State Normal
Basketball
1914–1915North Texas State Normal
1916–1920North Texas State Normal
1921–1924North Texas State Normal
1924–1938SMU
Baseball
1922–1924North Texas State Normal
1927SMU
1931–1933SMU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1945SWC (exec. sec.)
Head coaching record
Overall20–11–2 (football)
190–129 (basketball)
34–60–1 (baseball)

James Watson St. Clair (January 20, 1885 – May 4, 1945) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as head football coach at North Texas State Normal College, now the University of North Texas, from 1915 to 1919, compiling a 20–11–2 record.

St. Clair died of a heart attack on May 4, 1945, at this home in Dallas.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
North Texas State Normal (Independent) (1915–1919)
1915 North Texas State Normal 4–2
1916 North Texas State Normal 4–3–1
1917 North Texas State Normal 6–1
1918 North Texas State Normal 1–2–1
1919 North Texas State Normal 5–3
North Texas State Normal: 20–11–2
Total: 20–11–2

References

  1. ^ "St. Clair, SMU, Dies". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. May 5, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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North Texas Mean Green men's basketball head coaches
  • James W. St. Clair (1916–1920)
  • Theron J. Fouts (1920–1921)
  • James W. St. Clair (1921–1924)
  • John B. Reid (1924–1929)
  • Terrance Myracle (1929–1933)
  • Jack Sisco (1933–1935)
  • Pete Shands (1935–1959)
  • Charles Johnson (1959–1965)
  • Dan Spika (1965–1970)
  • Harry Miller (1970–1971)
  • Gene Robbins (1971–1975)
  • Bill Blakeley (1975–1983)
  • Tommy Newman (1983–1986)
  • Jimmy Gales (1986–1993)
  • Tim Jankovich (1993–1997)
  • Vic Trilli (1997–2001)
  • Johnny Jones (2001–2012)
  • Tony Benford (2012–2017)
  • Grant McCasland (2017–2023)
  • Ross Hodge (2023– )
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SMU Mustangs men's basketball head coaches

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Southwest Conference commissioners
  • James W. St. Clair (1938–1945)
  • James H. Stewart (1945–1950)
  • Howard Grubbs (1950–1973)
  • Cliff Speegle (1973–1982)
  • Fred Jacoby (1982–1993)
  • Steven J. Hatchell (1993–1995)
  • Kyle Kallander (1995–1996)


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