Jan Quarless (born c. 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University in 1992 and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football record of 15–36. Quarless has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Northern Michigan University and the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.[1] Jan Quarless also holds a PhD from Southern Illinois University[1]
Playing career
Quarless was a four-year lettermen for Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan from 1969 to 1972 seasons and was team captain his senior year.[2]
Coaching career
Eastern Michigan
Quarless became interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University when Jim Harkema resigned after the first four games of the 1992 season.[3][4] Quarless's team produced a record of 1–6.[5] The lone victory was a 7–6 home game against Ohio.[6]
Southern Illinois
Quarless was the 19th head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for four seasons, from 1997 to 2000, and compiling a record of 14–30.[7]
Assistant coaching
Quarless had several tenures as an assistant coach for at several colleges, including Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green State University, the University of Kansas, and Wake Forest University.[8][9][10]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (1992) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Eastern Michigan | 1–6 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 1–6 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Southern Illinois Salukis (Gateway Football Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1998 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Southern Illinois | 5–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2000 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southern Illinois: | 14–30 | 5–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–36 | ||||||||
Education
Jan Quarless received his PhD from Southern Illinois University, his M.S.E. in Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan, and his B.S. from Northern Michigan University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Finlandia University External Athletic Advisory Board". Finlandia University Lions. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Northern Michigan University Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Football Year by Year Results
- ^ Eastern Michigan Eagles 2009 Football Media Guide
- ^ NCAA News[permanent dead link] "NCAA Record" October 12, 1992, page 13
- ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision: Eastern Michigan University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Eastern Michigan 1992 results
- ^ Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Courier "Transactions" March 31, 1983
- ^ Lawrence Journal-World "Budde to take over as Kansas starting Center" by Gary Bedore, August 18, 1987
- ^ Wake Forest Sports Archived August 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Demon Deacon Fortunes Looking Up in 1997" August 1, 1997