Cass Jackson

Cass Jackson
Sport(s) Football
Playing career
1962–1963 San Jose State
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972 San Jose State (assistant)
1973–1975 Oberlin
1976–1977 Morris Brown
1978–1980 Southern
Head coaching record
Overall 37–37–2

Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head coach of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became the first African–American head football coach at a predominantly–white college in American history.[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]

Jackson 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
Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1973–1975)
1973 Oberlin 4–5
1974 Oberlin 5–4
1975 Oberlin 2–4
Oberlin: 11–13
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1977)
1976 Morris Brown 6–3–1
1977 Morris Brown 5–4
Morris Brown: 11–7–1
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1978–1980)
1978 Southern 4–7
1979 Southern 7–4
1980 Southern 4–6–1
Southern: 15–17–2
Total:37–37–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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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