title: John Tomlin (American football)
text: # John Tomlin (American football)
  
  John Francis "Bud" Tomlin was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas in 1943, compiling a 2–7 record. Tomlin was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was hired as freshman coach at Arkansas in the fall of 1942. Tomlin succeeded George Cole as head football coach in 1943 when Cole left to serve in the United States Navy.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1943) ||||||
  | 1943 | Arkansas | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–5th |
  | Arkansas: | Arkansas: | 3–7 | 1–4 | |
  | Total: | Total: | 3–7 | | |
  