| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Incarnate Word |
| Conference | SLC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 29, 1958 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University (1981) Iowa State University (1986) |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Southside HS (NY) (JV) |
| 1983 | Albany (DB) |
| 1984–1986 | Iowa State (GA) |
| 1987–1995 | Garden City (DC) |
| 1996–1998 | Garden City |
| 1999–2001 | Kansas State (LB) |
| 2002 | SMU (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | SMU (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Stony Brook (AHC/DC) |
| 2011–2016 | Baylor (LB) |
| 2017 | Navarro (DC) |
| 2018 | Navarro |
| 2019 | McNeese State (DC) |
| 2021 | North Texas (LB) |
| 2022 | North Texas (co-DC/LB) |
| 2023–present | Incarnate Word (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–10 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NJCAA playoffs) 7–2 (KJCCC playoffs) 0–1 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KJCCC (1997) | |
James Gush (born October 29, 1958)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of the Incarnate Word, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach for Garden City Community College from 1996 to 1998 and Navarro College in 2018.[2][3] He also coached for Southside High School,[4] Albany, Iowa State,[5] Kansas State,[1][6] SMU,[7] Stony Brook, Baylor, McNeese, and North Texas.[8][9] He played college football for Bucknell as a safety.[10]