Jim Walden
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| Jim Walden | ||
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| College | Iowa State University | |
| Sport | College football | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 72-109-7 | |
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| Playing career | ||
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1987-1994 1978-1986 |
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Jim Walden (born ca. 1938 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) is a former college football head coach. In 17 seasons his overall record was 72-109-7 (.402). Walden coached for nine seasons at Washington State, and for eight seasons at Iowa State.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Walden played quarterback at the University of Wyoming in the late 1950s, and was one of 33 players selected by the Denver Broncos in the first AFL Draft in 1960.
[edit] Coaching History
[edit] Washington State University
Walden was the head coach at Washington State in 1978-86, where he compiled a 44-52-4 record (.460). In his fourth season, he coached the 1981 Cougars to the Holiday Bowl, the school's first bowl appearance in 51 years [2], and was selected as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. In 1985, his WSU team won their third Apple Cup in four seasons, accomplished only two other times (in 1954 and 2007). (WSU has never won three consecutive Apple Cups.)[1]
Prior to the 1985 Apple Cup, in which the Washington Huskies were favored, Husky coach Don James jovially contrasted himself to Walden by quipping, "I'm a 2,000 word underdog."
[edit] Iowa State University
Following a 3-7-1 season in 1986 season, Walden left WSU to become the 28th head coach for the Iowa State, where he compiled a 28-57-3 (.335) record from 1987-94. His best record with the Cyclones was 6-5 in 1989, and his final team in 1994 went a winless 0-10-1. This ranks him sixth at Iowa state in total wins and 22nd at Iowa state in winning percentage.[2]
Since retiring from Iowa State, Walden served as a radio color commentator, first for the Iowa Barnstormers of Arena Football and later for Washington State football. He still hosts a Sunday evening radio show in Iowa on WHO called "Two Guys Named Jim." In the final regular season Harris Interactive Poll in 2006, he was the only voter to have Florida at #1; the other 112 #1 votes went to Ohio State. In the BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2007, Florida handily defeated Ohio State 41-14.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Washington State Cougars (Pacific Ten Conference) (1978 – 1986) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Washington State | 4-6-1 | 2-6 | 10 | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Washington State | 5-6 | 2-6 | 9 | — | — | |||
| 1980 | Washington State | 4-7 | 3-4 | 7-T | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Washington State | 8-3-1 | 5-2-1 | 4-T | L 36-38 Holiday Bowl | — | — | ||
| 1982 | Washington State | 3-7-1 | 2-4-1 | 8 | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Washington State | 7-4 | 5-3 | 3 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Washington State | 6-5 | 4-3 | 5 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Washington State | 4-7 | 3-5 | 7-T | — | — | |||
| 1986 | Washington State | 3-7-1 | 2-6-1 | 8 | — | — | |||
| Washington State: | 44-52-4 | 28-39-3 | |||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1987 – 1994) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Iowa State | 3-8 | 2-5 | 6 | — | — | |||
| 1988 | Iowa State | 5-6 | 3-4 | 5 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Iowa State | 6-5 | 4-3 | 4 | — | — | |||
| 1990 | Iowa State | 4-6-1 | 2-4-1 | 4-T | — | — | |||
| 1991 | Iowa State | 3-7-1 | 1-5-1 | 6 | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Iowa State | 4-7 | 2-5 | 6-T | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Iowa State | 3-8 | 2-5 | 6-T | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Iowa State | 0-10-1 | 0-6-1 | 7-T | — | — | |||
| Iowa State: | 28-57-3 | 16-37-3 | |||||||
| Total: | 72-109-7 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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