Jim Powers (American football)

Jim Powers
	Powers at USC, c. 1949
No. 62, 15
Position:	Quarterback, defensive back, linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 29, 1928; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	July 27, 2013 (aged 85); California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Beverly Hills; (Beverly Hills, California)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1950 / Round: 26 / Pick: 335
Career history
As a player:
	San Francisco 49ers (1950–1953);
As a coach:
	Santa Monica (1956–1971); Head coach;
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
TD–INT:	1–4
Yards:	367
Passer rating:	41.8
	Player stats at PFR

James W. Powers (February 29, 1928 – July 27, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback, defensive back and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers from 1950 to 1953. He played college football for at the University of Southern California (USC). Powers served as the head football coach at Santa Monica City College—now known as Santa Monica College—in Santa Monica, California from 1956 to 1971.^[1]^[2]^[3] His 1958 Santa Monica Corsairs football team compiled a 10–0 record and defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the Junior Rose Bowl.

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Santa Monica Corsairs (Metropolitan Conference) (1956–present)
1956	Santa Monica	6–2–1	4–2–1	T–2nd
1957	Santa Monica	4–5	3–4	5th
1958	Santa Monica	10–0	7–0	1st	W Junior Rose Bowl
1959	Santa Monica	7–2	5–2	2nd
1960	Santa Monica	7–2	5–2	3rd
1961	Santa Monica	8–1	6–1	2nd
1962	Santa Monica	5–4	4–3	T–4th
1963	Santa Monica	4–5	3–4	T–5th
1964	Santa Monica	4–5	2–4	T–5th
1965	Santa Monica	3–5–1	1–4–1	6th
1966	Santa Monica	8–0–1	7–0	1st
1967	Santa Monica	5–3–1	3–3–1	T–3rd
1968	Santa Monica	6–3	4–3	4th
1969	Santa Monica	5–4	2–4	T–5th
1970	Santa Monica	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1971	Santa Monica	3–6	2–4	T–5th
Santa Monica:		91–50–4	62–42–3
Total:		91–50–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ West, Eddie (January 27, 1956). "West Wiinds". The Register. Santa Ana, California. p. A13. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Corsairs Football Makes Plans". Evening Vanguard. Venice, California. March 28, 1956. p. 25. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "SMC Fills Three Slots on Grid Coaching Staff". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, California. August 24, 1972. p. 10W. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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