DeWitt Jones | |
Birth Date: | c.1943 |
Player Years1: | 1962–1964 |
Player Team1: | Abilene Christian |
Player Positions: | End |
Coach Years1: | 1965–1966 |
Coach Team1: | Highland Park HS (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1967 |
Coach Team2: | Ranger Park HS (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1968 |
Coach Team3: | Cooper HS (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1969–1970 |
Coach Team4: | Midland Lee HS (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1971 |
Coach Team5: | Midland HS (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1972–1974 |
Coach Team6: | Troup HS (TX) |
Coach Years7: | 1976 |
Coach Team7: | Abilene HS (TX) |
Coach Years8: | 1977–1978 |
Coach Team8: | Abilene Christian |
Overall Record: | 18–4–1 (college) 44–11–2 (high school) |
Tournament Record: | 2–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Championships: | 1 NAIA Division I (1977) 1 LSC (1977) |
Awards: | NAIA Coach of the Year (1977) |
DeWitt Jones (born c. 1943) is a former American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving two seasons, from 1977 to 1978, and compiling a record of 18–4–1[1] His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 18–4–1.[2] In 1977, his team won the NAIA Division I National Football Championship. Jones was named the NAIA Division I National Coach of the Year.
Jones won a high school state championship in 1973 at Troup High School in Troup, Texas. He is one of two coaches in Texas who has won a state championship on the high school level and a national championship at the college level. In 2005, Jones was inducted into the Abilene Christian Sports Hall of Fame.[3]