Cass Jackson

Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college.[1] Jackson later served as the head coach at Morris Brown College from 1976 to 1977 and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980.[2] He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.[3]

Cass Jackson

Playing career
1962–1963	San Jose State
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972	San Jose State (assistant)
1973–1975	Oberlin
1976–1977	Morris Brown
1978–1980	Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	37–37–2

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP^#
Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1973–1975)
1973	Oberlin	4–5	0–0	NA
1974	Oberlin	5–4	0–0	NA
1975	Oberlin	2–4	0–0	NA
Oberlin:		11–13
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1977)
1976	Morris Brown	6–3–1
1977	Morris Brown	5–4
Morris Brown:		11–7–1
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1978–1980)
1978	Southern	4–7	2–4	5th
1979	Southern	7–4	4–2	T–3rd		T–10
1980	Southern	4–6–1	3–3	T–3rd
Southern:		15–17–2	9–9
Total:		37–37–2

References

1. Kaplan, Maxine (May 7, 2004). "Athletics employed radical". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
2. "New Coach for Southern U." New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
3. "Cass Jackson". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.