December 26

Jim Good named head football coach at Hamline University

Jim Good
Texas Lutheran University associate head coach Jim Good has been named the head football coach at Hamline University, athletic department officials confirmed on Tuesday.

“We’re incredibly excited to have Jim,” said Dan O’Brien. “His successful career at Texas Lutheran speaks well for the direction of the Hamline football program.”

Good served as associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach for the past three seasons at Texas Lutheran. During that span, the squad set school records for passing yards in a season (2,881) and touchdown passes in a season (27), as well as several individual other records. He was selected to the American Football Monthly “2005 Hot List” as one of the nation’s top 80 football coaches.

“I am ready for the new challenge of overseeing an entire football program,” said Good. “Hamline University has a tremendous academic reputation, and that reputation can be the foundation for a turnaround in the football program.”

Good also held the positions of passing game coordinator (2001) and offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2002-03) while with Texas Lutheran.

Texas Lutheran, located in Seguin, Texas, is a member of the American Southwest Conference, an NCAA Div. III conference located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The Bulldogs went 18-12 in the last three seasons. They finished third in the ASC in 2004 and 2006 and fifth in 2005.

Before joining the staff at Texas Lutheran, Good was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois College for two seasons (1999-2000). He served as a running backs coach at Linfield College from 1994-98.

Good received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Linfield College in Oregon in 1994. He later earned a master’s in exercise and sport science from Oregon State University in 1999.

Hamline University belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in the nation. Hamline supports 19 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. Find out more about Hamline athletics at www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics.

Rigorous academics and innovative programs attract and challenge a diverse and talented student body in Hamline University’s undergraduate college, graduate schools, and law school. Guided by faculty who are leaders in their fields, Hamline’s more than 4,400 students experience an intimate environment of small classes and personal attention along with the opportunities of a comprehensive university.

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive universities based on criteria compiled by U.S.News & World Report, Hamline is also Minnesota’s first university, founded in 1854.

 

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