Jim Lance

James E. Lance (April 21, 1931 – February 25, 2016) was an American football coach. He was the 16th head football coach at Kansas State Teachers College—now known as Emporia State University—in Emporia, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1969 to 1970, and compiling a record of record of 7–11.^[1]

Jim Lance

Biographical details
Born	(1931-04-21)April 21, 1931 Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2016(2016-02-25) (aged 84)
Playing career
1956–1957	Murray State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959–1960	Vero Beach HS (FL) (B team)
1965–1968	Emporia State (assistant)
1969–1970	Emporia State
1973–1974	Texas A&I (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	7–11

Lance was born April 21, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana. After serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War, Lance graduated from Murray State University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science. He earned a master's degree in education from the University of Mississippi in 1974, and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1974. Lance died on February 25, 2016, after suffering from Parkinson's disease.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Emporia State Hornets (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1970)
1969	Emporia State	6–3	4–2	2nd (Plains)
1970	Emporia State	1–8	1–4	T–5th (Plains)
Emporia State:		7–11	5–6
Total:		7–11

References

1. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "James E. (Jim) Lance (1931 - 2016)". Miami Herald. Doral, Florida. April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via Legacy.com.