James L. Dutcher
Birth dateMay 10, 1918
Birth placeHebron, Nebraska, U.S.
Death dateDecember 14, 1992 (aged 74)
Death placeBillings, Montana, U.S.
Overall record69–52–9 (football)
28–50 (basketball)
Bowl record1–0
ChampionshipsFootball
4 NCAC (1942, 1946, 1950–1951)

James Laverne Dutcher (May 10, 1918 – December 14, 1992) was an American college football coach. He served as the 23rd head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for ten seasons, from 1942 until 1951. His coaching record at Doane was 52–28–5.[1] Dutcher led his team to a victory in the 1950 Bean Bowl by a score of 14 to 6 on November 23, 1950.[2][3]

Dutcher later served as the head coach for Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1953 to 1958, where he compiled a record of 17–27–4.[4]

References

  1. ^ Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Doane vs. Non-Conference Opponents" (PDF). Doane College. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  3. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived July 28, 2014 at the Wayback Machine Doane Bowl History
  4. ^ "Cornell Football All-Time Scores". cornellrams.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018.