| Tom Jackson | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 8, 1948 Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1970 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1982 1983–1993 | Connecticut (OL) Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–57 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 3 Yankee (1983, 1986, 1989) | |
| Awards Yankee Conference Coach of the Year (1986) UPI New England Coach of the Year (1986) | |
Tom Jackson (born July 8, 1948) is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He played collegiately from 1967 to 1970 for Penn State. Recruited as a part of Joe Paterno's first recruiting class, Jackson earned All-East honors as a guard in 1968 and 1969.[1] Jackson served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1983 to 1993, compiling a record of 62–57. He resigned on November 17, 1993.[2] Prior to taking over as head coach at Connecticut in 1983, Jackson served as the offensive line coach there.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference) (1983–1993) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Connecticut | 5–6 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1984 | Connecticut | 3–8 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 1985 | Connecticut | 4–5 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 1986 | Connecticut | 8–3 | 5–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1987 | Connecticut | 7–4 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1988 | Connecticut | 7–4 | 4–4 | ||||||
| 1989 | Connecticut | 8–3 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1990 | Connecticut | 7–4 | 6–2 | ||||||
| 1991 | Connecticut | 3–8 | 2–6 | ||||||
| 1992 | Connecticut | 5–6 | 4–5 | ||||||
| 1993 | Connecticut | 6–5 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Connecticut: | 62–57 | 43–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–57 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ Campanini, Jim (January 6, 1983). "Tom Jackson seeks close ties with in-state athletes". The Day. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19830105&id=rAMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,1001004. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ SMITH, GEORGE (Nov 18, 1993). "Uconn's Jackson Out After 11". Hartford Courant. http://articles.courant.com/1993-11-18/features/0000001823_1_coach-jackson-athletic-director-lew-perkins-coach-in-school-history. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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