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Biography
Jim Collins (born September 8, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University, a position he has held since 2008. Collins served as the head coach at the University of Dubuque from 1994 to 1996 and at Capital University from 1997 to 2007.
Coaching career
Collins is the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. Saginaw Valley has made the playoffs three times during Collins' tenure (2009, 2011, and 2013). As the head football coach at Capital University, Collins recorded 66 wins and 51 losses in 11 seasons, which ranks him second all time in wins and second in all-time winning percentage (.564). Capital made the NCAA Division III playoffs in each of Collins' last three seasons.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Dubuque | 1–9 | |||||||
| 1995 | Dubuque | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1996 | Dubuque | 1–9 | |||||||
| Dubuque: | 4–26 | ||||||||
| Capital Crusaders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1997–2007) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Capital | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998 | Capital | 1–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 1999 | Capital | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2000 | Capital | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2001 | Capital | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Capital | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2003 | Capital | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Capital | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Capital | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2006 | Capital | 11–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2007 | Capital | 8–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Capital: | 66–51 | 53–46 | |||||||
| Saginaw Valley State (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–present) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Saginaw Valley State | 7–3 | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Saginaw Valley State | 9–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Saginaw Valley State | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2011 | Saginaw Valley State | 7–4 | 7–3 | T–1st (North) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Saginaw Valley State | 8–3 | 7–3 | T–1st (North) | |||||
| 2013 | Saginaw Valley State | 9–3 | 9–1 | 1st (North) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2014 | Saginaw Valley State | 2–9 | 2–8 | 7th (North) | |||||
| 2015 | Saginaw Valley State | 1–10 | 1–9 | 8th (North) | |||||
| 2016 | Saginaw Valley State | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4th (North) | |||||
| Saginaw Valley State: | 52–47 | 48–41 | |||||||
| Total: | 122–124 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||