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Biography
DeWitt Jones is a former American football coach.
Coaching career
Jones was the 11th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1977 until 1978. His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 18–4–1. In 1977, his team won the NAIA Division I National Football Championship and Jones was named the NAIA Division I National Coach of the Year as well as the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. Jones overall coaching record was 62–15–3 which includes a high school state championship in 1973 at Troup, Texas high school. Jones is one of two coaches in Texas who has won a state championship on the high school level as well as a national championship at the college level. In 2005 Jones was inducted into the Abilene Christian Sports Hall of Fame.