James Brown (American football coach)
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James A. "Babe" Brown was an American football
coach in the United States.
coach for the Michigan State normal
Normalites
(now called the Eastern Michigan University Eagles) located in Ypsilanti, Michigan
and he held that position for the 1923 and 1924 seasons. His coaching record for the program was 4 wins, 10 losses and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #21 at Eastern Michigan in total wins and #27 at the school in winning percentage .
Vandals
in Moscow, Idaho
hired Brown in 1945 to take over the program. During his two years at the school, his teams achieved a total record of 2 wins and 15 losses .
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach in the United States.
Michigan State Normal
James Brown was the head college footballCollege football
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coach for the Michigan State normal
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
Normalites
Eastern Michigan Eagles football
The Eastern Michigan Eagles are a college football program at Eastern Michigan University. They compete in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference...
(now called the Eastern Michigan University Eagles) located in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
and he held that position for the 1923 and 1924 seasons. His coaching record for the program was 4 wins, 10 losses and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #21 at Eastern Michigan in total wins and #27 at the school in winning percentage .
Idaho
Twenty-one years would pass before Brown would become a head football coach again. The University of IdahoUniversity of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
Vandals
Idaho Vandals football
The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I...
in Moscow, Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
hired Brown in 1945 to take over the program. During his two years at the school, his teams achieved a total record of 2 wins and 15 losses .