Jim McElwain
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 19–8 |
| Annual salary | $4.3 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 1, 1962 Missoula, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1983 | Eastern Washington |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | Eastern Washington (GA) |
| 1987–1994 | Eastern Washington (QB/WR) |
| 1995–1999 | Montana State (OC/WR/ST) |
| 2000–2002 | Louisville (WR/ST) |
| 2003–2005 | Michigan State (AHC/WR/ST) |
| 2006 | Oakland Raiders (QB) |
| 2007 | Fresno State (OC/QB) |
| 2008–2011 | Alabama (OC/QB) |
| 2012–2014 | Colorado State |
| 2015–present | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–24 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SEC Eastern Division (2015–2016) | |
| Awards | |
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MWC Coach of the Year (2014) SEC Coach of the Year (2015) 2x AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (2014–2015) |
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James McElwain (born March 1, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Florida Gators where he was named the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 2015, his first year at the program. He previously served as the head coach at Colorado State from 2012 to 2014 and was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2014. He also served as offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2008 to 2011.
James Frank McElwain was born in Missoula, Montana in 1962. He played quarterback at Sentinel High School in Missoula where he was chosen as an all-state quarterback. He then went on to play quarterback in college at Eastern Washington from 1980 to 1983, and he earned a degree in education.
After graduating from Eastern Washington he stayed there as a graduate assistant and was eventually given the job of quarterbacks and receivers coach. During his stint as a coach there from 1985 to 1994 his team made its way to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs twice and won the Big Sky championship in 1992 under head coach Dick Zornes. From Eastern Washington, McElwain took an offensive coordinator position at Montana State. He enjoyed a successful career with the Bobcats from 1995 to 1999, and coached the offense to the number one scoring offense in the Big Sky Conference in 1998 with 31.6 points per game.
His first coaching job in Division I-A football was at University of Louisville where he was the receivers and special teams coach from 2000 to 2002. At Louisville he tutored All-Conference USA receivers Arnold Jackson, Deion Branch, Damien Dorsey and Zek Parker. Also his special teams set a school record of nine blocked kicks in 2000–2001 season. He was then offered the assistant head coaching position at Michigan State when he followed Louisville's head coach John L. Smith there. With the Spartans his coaching of the receivers and special teams helped lead them to the Alamo Bowl in his first season.
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