Jack Crowe
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Jack Crowe is an American football
coach. He is currently the head coach at Jacksonville State University
in Alabama
, a position he has held since 2000. Crowe served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas
from 1990 until he resigned one game into the 1992 season after an upset loss to a Division I-AA team, The Citadel. Crowe was also the head coach at Livingston University, now known as the University of West Alabama
, from 1977 to 1978. He served as offensive coordinator for head coach Pat Dye
at both Wyoming
and Auburn
. In addition, Crowe has served as an assistant coach at the University of North Alabama
, Clemson University
and Baylor University
. Jack Crowe is married to Leann Crowe.
At Jacksonville State, Crowe has won two official conference titles. He would have won a third in 2009, but the Gamecocks were stripped of the title and banned from postseason play due to the team's poor academic performance. He also coached Ashley Martin
, the first woman to play and score in a NCAA football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division.
Crowe's 2010 Jacksonville State team
pulled a major upset to start the season, beating Houston Nutt
's Ole Miss Rebels
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 49–48 in double overtime. Nutt was an assistant under Crowe when Crowe was fired from Arkansas.
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. He is currently the head coach at Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...
in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, a position he has held since 2000. Crowe served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
from 1990 until he resigned one game into the 1992 season after an upset loss to a Division I-AA team, The Citadel. Crowe was also the head coach at Livingston University, now known as the University of West Alabama
University of West Alabama
The University of West Alabama is a public university located in Livingston, Alabama, United States. It is currently on probation with its regional accrediting body....
, from 1977 to 1978. He served as offensive coordinator for head coach Pat Dye
Pat Dye
Patrick Fain Dye is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University , the University of Wyoming , and Auburn University compiling a career college football record of 153–62–5...
at both Wyoming
Wyoming Cowboys football
The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles...
and Auburn
Auburn Tigers football
Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...
. In addition, Crowe has served as an assistant coach at the University of North Alabama
University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....
, Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
and Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
. Jack Crowe is married to Leann Crowe.
At Jacksonville State, Crowe has won two official conference titles. He would have won a third in 2009, but the Gamecocks were stripped of the title and banned from postseason play due to the team's poor academic performance. He also coached Ashley Martin
Ashley Martin
Ashley Martin is an American athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game, and one of the first ever to score points in any college football game. She accomplished this feat August 30, 2001 as a placekicker for the Jacksonville State University...
, the first woman to play and score in a NCAA football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division.
Crowe's 2010 Jacksonville State team
2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
The 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represents Jacksonville State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football during the 2010 season...
pulled a major upset to start the season, beating Houston Nutt
Houston Nutt
Houston Dale Nutt, Jr. is an American football coach and former player. Most recently he was the head football coach at the University of Mississippi from 2008 to 2011. Previously, he served as the head coach at Murray State University , Boise State University , and the University of Arkansas...
's Ole Miss Rebels
2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2010 college football season. The team was coached by Houston Nutt, who was in his third season as the Rebels' head coach...
at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 49–48 in double overtime. Nutt was an assistant under Crowe when Crowe was fired from Arkansas.