Jim Donnan
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 29, 1945 Laurens, South Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | NC State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, kicker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | NC State (assistant) |
| 1972–1973 | Florida State (assistant) |
| 1974–1977 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1978–1980 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 1981–1984 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1985–1989 | Oklahoma (OC) |
| 1990–1995 | Marshall |
| 1996–2000 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–40 |
| Bowls | 4–0 |
| Tournaments | 15–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division I-AA (1992) 1 SoCon (1994) |
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| Awards | |
| SEC Coach of the Year (1997) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 (profile) |
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Jim Donnan (born January 29, 1945) is a former American football player and coach and now a television analyst for college football and a motivational speaker. He attended High School in Burlington, North Carolina at Walter M. Williams High School. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University (1990–1995) and the University of Georgia (1996–2000), compiling a career record of 104–40. His 1992 Marshall team won an NCAA Division I-AA national title. Donnan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009.
During his playing days as a quarterback at North Carolina State University, Donnan defeated his future team, Georgia, 14–7, in the 1967 Liberty Bowl. He was the ACC Player of the Year in 1967.
Prior to working as a head coach, Donnan served as an assistant coach at several schools, including Kansas State University, University of Missouri, Florida State University, and the University of Oklahoma. Donnan was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma from 1985 to 1989. From 1985 to 1988, he coached under Barry Switzer, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and a Super Bowl winning coach. Donnan coached the legendary Oklahoma Sooner wishbone offense that helped the Sooners to three consecutive 11–1 seasons from 1985–1987, and a national championship in 1985. In 1986, the Sooners scored 508 points, which at the time was the second highest point total in the school's storied history, trailing only the Sooners 1971 NCAA record setting rushing offense that scored 534 points.
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