title: Jim Pittman
text: # Jim Pittman
  
  James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.
  
  ## Career
  
  A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1947 to 1949 , he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death. He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Bowl/playoffs | $AP^°$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970) ||||||||
  | 1966 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | | | |
  | 1967 | Tulane | 3–7 | | | |
  | 1968 | Tulane | 2–8 | | | |
  | 1969 | Tulane | 3–7 | | | |
  | 1970 | Tulane | 8–4 | | W Liberty | 17 |
  | Tulane: | Tulane: | 21–30–1 | | | |
  | TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1971) ||||||||
  | 1971 | TCU | 3–3–1 | 2–1 | | |
  | TCU: | TCU: | 3–3–1 | 2–1 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 24–33–2 | | | |
  | $^#Rankings$ from final Coaches Poll. $^°Rankings$ from final AP Poll. ||||||||
  