Coach Jim Tatum

Name:

Jim Tatum

Birth:

22-Jul-1913 (Age: 46)

Location:

McColl, South Carolina, USA

Death:

23-Jul-1959

Location:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Link(s):

Wikipedia Page

Comments:

He was the head coach at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida in 1945. He was the athletic driector at Maryland from 1948 until 1956.

Played At:

North Carolina

Head Coach:

North Carolina - 1942
Oklahoma - 1946
Maryland - 1947-1955
North Carolina - 1956-1958

All Coaching*:

Cornell - Assistant - 1936-1938
North Carolina - Assistant - 1939-1941
North Carolina - Head Coach - 1942
Iowa Pre-Flight - Assistant - 1943
Oklahoma - Head Coach - 1946
Maryland - Head Coach - 1947-1955
North Carolina - Head Coach - 1956-1958

*Only teams that are in the database (played the Sooners at least once or have been listed in a poll) are listed here - others are shown in the comments.

Record for OU

Year	Coach	Conf	First Game Last Game	Games	Record	Win Pct	Pts Scored	Pts Allowed	More
1940s
1946	Tatum	Big 6	28-Sep-1946 1-Jan-1947	11	8-3	72.7%	309	120	Roster

Games Won

Games Lost

Games Tied

Total Games

Win Pct

72.7%

Pts Scores

309

Pts Allowed

120

Ave Pts/Season

309.0

Pts Allowed

120.0

Ave Pts/Game

28.1

Pts Allowed

10.9

Conf Champs

AP Nat'l Champs

Undef Seasons

0 (no ties - 0)

10 Win Seasons

Winning Seasons

Losing Seasons

Even Seasons

Total Seasons

Season Win Pct

100.0%

Last Win Seas

1946

Last Undef Seas

Never

Last Lsng Seas

Never

Last Even Seas

Never

Record (Sooners vs Jim Tatum)

Ascending Descending	Opponent	Conf	Score	Location	Attend	Coach
9/29/1956	North Carolina	ACC	36-0 (W)	Norman, OK	57,559	Tatum
1/1/1956	vs Maryland Orange Bowl	ACC	20-6 (W)	Miami, FL	75,561	Mont
1/1/1954	vs Maryland Orange Bowl	ACC	7-0 (W)	Miami, FL	68,640	Tatum