Jim Koetter

Jim Koetter
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born c. 1938
Playing career
1958–1959 Idaho State
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1962 Aberdeen HS (ID)
1963–1964 Highland HS (ID) (assistant)
1965–1979 Highland HS (ID)
1980–1982 Idaho State (assistant)
1983–1987 Idaho State
Head coaching record
Overall 23–32–1 (college)

Jim Koetter (born c. 1938) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University from 1983 to 1987, compiling a record of 23–32–1. A native of McCook, Nebraska, Koetter graduated from Idaho State in 1961. He played college football at Idaho State as an end in 1958 and 1959, after transferring from McCook Junior College. Koetter was the head football coach at Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, Idaho for two years before joining the coaching staff as an assistant football coach at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho in 1963. He succeeded Ron Anderson as head football coach in 1965 and leads his teams to a record of 102–49–2 in 15 seasons. Koetter was also and assistant basketball coach and track coach at Highland.[1][2]

Koetter is the father of Dirk Koetter, the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NCAA#
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1987)
1983 Idaho State 8–45–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round12
1984 Idaho State 5–64–3T–3rd
1985 Idaho State 5–63–45th
1986 Idaho State 2–91–78th
1987 Idaho State 3–7–13–57th
Idaho State: 23–32–116–21
Total:23–32–1

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Koetter Gets Highland Coaching Post". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. March 23, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved August 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ↑ "...Koetter take over as ISU head mentor". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press. June 4, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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