.jpg) Aiken, circa 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1899 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1961 (aged 62) Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson (1922) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 191?–1921 | Washington & Jefferson |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Washington HS (PA) |
| 1924–1925 | Findlay HS (OH) |
| 1926–1931 | Toledo Scott HS (OH) |
| 1932–1935 | Canton McKinley HS (OH) |
| 1936–1938 | Akron |
| 1939–1946 | Nevada |
| 1947–1950 | Oregon |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1945 | Nevada |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1939–1947 | Nevada |
| 1960–1961 | Roseburg HS (OR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–53–5 (college football) 8–9 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 FWC (1939) 1 PCC (1948) | |
James Wilson Aiken (May 26, 1899 – October 31, 1961)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron (1936–1938), the University of Nevada (1939–1946), and the University of Oregon[2] (1947–1950), compiling a career college football record of 78–53–5. Aiken was also the head basketball coach at Nevada for a season in 1944–45, tallying a mark of 8–9.
- ^ "Ex-Duck grid coach Jim Aiken dies". Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1961. p. 3B.
- ^ McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.