Jack Perrin (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1935 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1955–1958 | Northeast Missouri State |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1955–1959 | Northeast Missouri State |
| Position(s) | Halfback, fullback, wingback, linebacker, cornerback, safety (football) Pole vault (track and field) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959 | Northeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| 1960–1963 | Mehlville HS (MO) (backfield) |
| 1964–1965 | Boise (backfield) |
| 1966–1979 | Mesa (CO) |
| Track and field | |
| 1959–1960 | Northeast Missouri State |
| 1966–? | Mesa (CO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–28–2 (college football) 44–35–6 (junior college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 ICAC (1967–1970) | |
| Awards | |
| Football First-team all-MIAA (1956) | |
Jack Perrin (born c. 1935) is an American former college football player and coach and track and field athletes and coach. He served as the head football coach at and Mesa College—now known as Colorado Mesa University—in Grand Junction, Colorado from 1966 to 1979.
Perrin attended Wood River High School in Wood River, Illinois, where he lettered in football, baseball, and track and field. in 1953, he was named Illinois Prep Player of the Year.[1] He then went to Northeast Missouri State Teachers College—now known as Truman State University—where he lettered four years on the football team, and earned firt-team all-Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honors as a fullback during his sophomore year, in 1956.[2] Perrin also lettered for three years on the track team as a pole vaulter.[1]
Perrin begin his coaching career at his alma mater, Northeast Missouri State, in 1959–60, serving as assistant football coach, track and field coach, and gymnastics instructor. He then spent for years, from 1960 to 1964, as the supervisor of physical education for the elementary schools of the Mehlville School District in St. Louis County, Missouri. During this time he was also the backfield coach for the varsity football team at Mehlville High School in Mehlville, Missouri. From 1964 to 1965, Perrin was the backfield coach for the football team at Boise College—now known as Boise State University—under head football coach Lyle Smith. He succeeded Bus Bergman as Mesa's head football coach in 1966.[1]
During Perrin's first 10 years as Mesa's head coach, the Mavericks competed at the junior college level, as members of the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC), asides from 1971. His teams won three outright ICAC titles, in 1967, 1969, and 1970. Mesa shared the conference title in 1968.[3] In 1975, Mesa moved up to the four-year college level and joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).[4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Mavericks (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1975–1979) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Mesa | 0–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | Mesa | 4–5–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1977 | Mesa | 8–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 14 | ||||
| 1978 | Mesa | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1979 | Mesa | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| Mesa: | 17–28–2 | 15–24–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–28–2 | ||||||||
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Junior college football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Mavericks (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Mesa | 5–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Mesa | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Mesa | 8–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1969 | Mesa | 6–2–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1970 | Mesa | 4–6 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Mesa Mavericks (NJCAA independent) (1971) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Mesa | 5–4 | |||||||
| Mesa Mavericks (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1972–1974) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Mesa | 4–3–2 | 1–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Mesa | 3–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Mesa | 1–7–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| Mesa: | 44–35–6 | 19–8–1 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Governing Board At Mesa Confirms Perrin As Coach". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. February 4, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rolla Lands Five On League Squad". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 23, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rebels Bow, Tie For ICAC League Lead". Washington County News. St. George, Utah. November 14, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ DeBruin, Courtney J. (February 4, 1966). "Retirement; Mesa football coach Jack Perrin says this will be his last season". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 8. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Colorado Mesa Football Coaching History" (PDF). Colorado Mesa University. p. 3. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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