Jim Deere | |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1967 |
Player Years1: | 1985–1988 |
Player Team1: | Adrian |
Player Positions: | Defensive back |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1994 |
Coach Team1: | Sterling Heights Stevenson HS (MI) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1996 |
Coach Team2: | Morenci HS (MI) (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1997–2006 |
Coach Team3: | Adrian (defensive assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2007–2009 |
Coach Team4: | Adrian (DC) |
Coach Years5: | 2010–2023 |
Coach Team5: | Adrian |
Overall Record: | 76–60 |
Tournament Record: | 0–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Championships: | 2 MIAA (2012, 2014) |
Jim Deere (born June 2, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. Deere was the head football coach at Adrian College from 2010 to 2023. Deere played college football at Adrian as a defensive back.
In 2014 Deere lead the Adrian to their second outright Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) title in three seasons, previously winning the outright MIAA title in 2012. The 2012 MIAA title was the first outright MIAA title since 1983 and featured a perfect 6–0 record in MIAA play. Adrian returned to the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2014, marking the second appearance under Deere and the fourth in program history, losing to eventual national champion runner-up, Mount Union. Under Deere, in 2012, Adrian hosted an NCAA Division III playoff game for the first time in school history, losing to the Franklin Grizzlies.
On October 17, 2023, Deere resigned following a 1–6 start, leaving his overall record as 76–60.[1]