James Martin (American football)

For other people named Jim Martin, see Jim Martin (disambiguation).

James Martin

Biographical details
Born	(1944-08-22)August 22, 1944
Died	January 14, 2009(2009-01-14) (aged 64) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1965	Alabama A&M
Baseball
c. 1965	Alabama A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1966–1969	Davidson HS (AL)
1971–1983	Tuskegee (assistant)
1984–1992	Tuskegee
Baseball
1971–1982	Tuskegee
1984–1988	Tuskegee
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1987–1993	Tuskegee
1993–1995	South Carolina State
1995–1996	LIU
1996–2006	Alabama A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	43–43–2 (college football)

James A. Martin Sr. (August 22, 1944 – January 14, 2009) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama for nine seasons, from 1984 to 1993, compiling a record of 43–43–2. Martin also had two stints as Tuskegee's head baseball coach, from 1971 to 1982 and 1984 to 1988, and was the school's athletic director from 1987 to 1993. He was the athletic director at South Carolina State University from 1993 to 1995, Long Island University (LIU) from 1995 to 1996, and Alabama A&M University from 1996 to 2006.^[1][2]

Martin was the head football coach at Davidson High School in Centreville, Alabama from 1966 to 1969. He was an assistant football coach at Tuskegee for 13 years before being promoted to head football coach.^[3]

Martin died on January 14, 2009, at Crest-wood Medical Center in Huntsville, Alabama.^[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA^#
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1993)
1984	Tuskegee	1–8
1985	Tuskegee	3–6–1	2–3–1
1986	Tuskegee	6–3	5–2
1987	Tuskegee	8–2	6–1	T–1st
1988	Tuskegee	3–6	3–4	5th
1989	Tuskegee	5–5	4–2	3rd
1990	Tuskegee	8–3	6–1	2nd		14
1991	Tuskegee	6–4	5–2	T–1st
1992	Tuskegee	3–6–1	2–4–1	7th
Tuskegee:		43–43–2
Total:		43–43–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll.

References

1. Sims, Kelvin (July 1, 1993). "Martin leaving Tuskegee". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Sims, Kelvin (July 1, 1993). "Martin (continued)". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 5C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Radigan, Mike (August 10, 1984). "New Tuskegee Coach Maintains Hectic Pace". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1B. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "James Martin Obituary". AL.com. January 17, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Legacy.com.