James Elam (American football)

James Elam

Biographical details
Alma mater	Sewanee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922	Tennessee Military Institute
1927–1929	Transylvania
1930–1931	Western Kentucky State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall	30–21–4 (college)

James A. Elam was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky from 1927 to 1929 and Western Kentucky State Teachers College–—known as Western Kentucky University)—from 1930 to 1931.^[1][2]

Elam was a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1929)
1927	Transylvania	0–9	0–5
1928	Transylvania	8–3	3–1	T–6th
1929	Transylvania	6–4–3	2–1–2	T–11th
Transylvania:		14–16–3	5–7–2
Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931)
1930	Western Kentucky State Teachers	8–1–1	6–1	6th
1931	Western Kentucky State Teachers	8–4	7–1	4th
Western Kentucky State Teachers:		16–5–1	13–2
Total:		30–21–4

References

1. Harrison, Lowell Hayes (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813127343. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
2. Wright Jr., John D. (January 13, 2015). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149202. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
3. "Bulletin of the University of the South" (PDF). Sewanee: The University of the South. Retrieved December 25, 2019.