DeWitt Jones
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1943 |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1964 | Abilene Christian |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1966 | Highland Park HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1967 | Ranger Park HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1968 | Cooper HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1969–1970 | Midland Lee HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1971 | Midland HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1972–1974 | Troup HS (TX) |
| 1976 | Abilene HS (TX) |
| 1977–1978 | Abilene Christian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–4–1 (college) 44–11–2 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA Division I (1977) 1 LSC (1977) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coach of the Year (1977) | |
DeWitt Jones (born c. 1943) is an American former football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving two seasons, from 1977 to 1978, and compiling a record of 18–4–1[1] His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 18–4–1.[2] In 1977, his team won the NAIA Division I National Football Championship. Jones was named the NAIA Division I National Coach of the Year.
Jones won a high school state championship in 1973 at Troup High School in Troup, Texas. He is one of two coaches in Texas who has won a state championship on the high school level and a national championship at the college level. In 2005, Jones was inducted into the Abilene Christian Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian Wildcats (Lone Star Conference) (1977–1978) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Abilene Christian | 11–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | W NAIA Division I Championship | ||||
| 1978 | Abilene Christian | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Abilene Christian: | 18–4–1 | 10–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–4–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ACU Record Book
- ^ Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kittley leads Hall of Fame class". Abilene Christian University. December 11, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2018. He and Eugene Toole are the only player/coach combination to ever win a National and State High School championship as a Coach / Player combination.