James Perry (American football)

James Perry is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at his alma mater, Brown University, where he was a starting quarterback in the late 1990s.[1]

James Perry
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBrown
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–5
Playing career
1996–1999Brown
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001Dartmouth (assistant QB/WR)
2002–2003Williams (QB/RC)
2004–2005Maryland (GA)
2006Delaware (RB)
2007–2009Brown (QB/RC)
2010–2016Princeton (OC)
2017–2018Bryant
2019–presentBrown
Head coaching record
Overall13–15

Biography

Perry is the youngest of seven children by Massachusetts hall of fame track and field coach Ernest Perry Jr.[2] While a student at Malden Catholic High School, Perry played football, basketball, and track, receiving the Phelps Scholar-Athlete Award in 1996.[3] He played quarterback at Brown, earning a number of school and Ivy League passing records.[3] Perry received Ivy League Player of the Year in 1999.[2] He was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.[3]

Perry served as the head coach at Bryant University from 2017 to 2018, where he posted a record of 12–10.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference) (2017–2018)
2017 Bryant 6–54–2T–2nd
2018 Bryant 6–52–4T–5th
Bryant: 12–106–6
Brown Bears (Ivy League) (2019–present)
2019 Brown 2–81–68th
Brown: 2–81–6
Total:14–18
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References

  1. "James Perry steps down as head football coach". Bryant University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. Koch, Bill (January 3, 2017). "Bryant names James Perry, ex-Brown QB, as football coach". Providence Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. Holmes, Bob (28 June 2020). "'It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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