Edward L. Jackson (c. 1907 – ?) was an American football and basketball coach and administrator for several historically black colleges and universities in the Eastern United States. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University, Johnson C. Smith University and Howard University, altering his tenures among the three schools over the course of 23 years.[1] Not once during his football coaching career did a team of his finish with a sub-.500 record. Jackson also coached basketball at Johnson C. Smith and Delaware State.[2]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1907 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Springfield Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1935 | Delaware State |
| 1937–1944 | Johnson C. Smith |
| 1945–1952 | Howard |
| 1953–1955 | Delaware State |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1940 | Johnson C. Smith |
| ?–1956 | Delaware State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1953 | Howard |
| 1956–1968 | Tuskegee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 130–53–10 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 MAAA (1934–1935) | |
Jackson received Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He earned a doctorate from the School of Physical Education at Pennsylvania State University in 1955.[3] Jackson went to the Tuskegee Institute in 1956, serving as physical education director until 1968 and then as vice president of academic affairs.[4][5] In 1970, he was recognized by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation with a Presidential Citation.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets (Independent) (1932–1933) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Delaware State | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1933 | Delaware State | 4–4 | |||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Middle Atlantic Athletic Association) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Delaware State | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Delaware State | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1944) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Johnson C. Smith | 5–2–1 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1938 | Johnson C. Smith | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Johnson C. Smith | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1940 | Johnson C. Smith | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Johnson C. Smith | 7–1–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1942 | Johnson C. Smith | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1943 | Johnson C. Smith | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1944 | Johnson C. Smith | 5–0–3 | 3–0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Johnson C. Smith: | 46–13–8 | 25–12–5 | |||||||
| Howard Bison (Colored / Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1945–1952) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Howard | 4–4 | 4–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1946 | Howard | 6–3 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Howard | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Howard | 7–2 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Howard | 6–3 | 6–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1950 | Howard | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1951 | Howard | 5–4 | 5–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1952 | Howard | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| Howard: | 45–24–2 | 44–22–2 | |||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Delaware State | 4–4 | 2–4 | 14th | |||||
| 1954 | Delaware State | 7–1 | 5–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Delaware State | 7–1 | 5–1 | 8th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 39–16 | 23–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 130–53–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Eddie Jackson Named Delaware State Coach". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. August 7, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "E. L Jackson Wins His Ph.D." The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. February 2, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "New Physical Education Director Take Post At Tuskegee Institute". The Tuskegee Herald. Tuskegee, Alabama. July 10, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ed Jackson Named Veep At Skegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 31, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Presidential Citation". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 30, 1970. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
