| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1939 Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2019 (aged 79) Easley, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1985 | Furman (assistant) |
| 1986–1993 | Furman |
| 1996–2003 | Lexington HS (SC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–29–3 (college) |
| Tournaments | 7–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division I-AA (1988) 3 SoCon (1988–1990) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year (1988) | |
James Satterfield (October 11, 1939 – May 6, 2019) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Furman University from 1986 to 1993, where he compiled a record of 66–29–3.
Career[edit]
Satterfield was named the AFCA Coach of the Year in 1988 after leading Furman to an overall 13–2 record while being Southern Conference co-champions and then defeating Georgia Southern in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. Satterfield was the second Furman football head coach to be the AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year; in 1985, three years earlier, Dick Sheridan won the award after leading the Paladins to a 12–2 record and a close two-point loss in the National Championship game.
Satterfield was the head football coach at Lexington High School, in Lexington, South Carolina from 1996 to 2003.
Death[edit]
Satterfield died of complications from heart surgery in 2019 at the age of 79.[1]
Head coaching record[edit]
College[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1986–1993) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Furman | 7–3–2 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| 1987 | Furman | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Furman | 13–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | ||||
| 1989 | Furman | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||
| 1990 | Furman | 9–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1991 | Furman | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1992 | Furman | 6–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | Furman | 5–5–1 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| Furman: | 66–29–3 | 39–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 66–29–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Bezjak, Lou (May 6, 2019). "SC football coaching legend Jimmy Satterfield dies". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Retrieved May 23, 2021.