James W. Coleman was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky from 1922 to 1923, the University of Akron from 1924 to 1925, and Minot State Teacher's College—now known as Minot State University—in Minot, North Dakota from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–36–10. Coleman also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for one season in 1924–25, tallying a mark of 8–5. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. Coleman was hired in 1936 as head track coach and assistant football coach at the University of Nevada. Head coaching record Football Basketball References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Akron Zips football coaches Akron Zips men's basketball coaches Arkansas Razorbacks football players Georgetown Tigers football coaches Georgetown Tigers men's basketball coaches Minot State Beavers football coaches Minot State Beavers men's basketball coaches Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches Nevada Wolf Pack track and field coaches