title: John M. Williams
text: # John M. Williams
  
  John Marion Williams (December 10, 1935 – September 2, 2021) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi from 1972 to 1990, compiling and record of 122–81–3 and winning an NCAA Division II Football Championship in 1989. Before he was hired at Mississippi College in December 1971, Williams coached high school football in the state of Mississippi.
  
  Williams died on September 2, 2021, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mississippi College Choctaws (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1990) ||||||
  | 1972 | Mississippi College | 4–5–1 | 0–0 | NA | |
  | 1973 | Mississippi College | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |
  | 1974 | Mississippi College | 2–9 | 0–7 | T–1st | |
  | 1975 | Mississippi College | 6–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |
  | 1976 | Mississippi College | 2–8 | 0–8 | 9th | |
  | 1977 | Mississippi College | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |
  | 1978 | Mississippi College | 5–5 | 3–4 | 6th | |
  | 1979 | Mississippi College | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal |
  | 1980 | Mississippi College | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |
  | 1981 | Mississippi College | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |
  | 1982 | Mississippi College | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |
  | 1983 | Mississippi College | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |
  | 1984 | Mississippi College | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | |
  | 1985 | Mississippi College | 7–2–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |
  | 1986 | Mississippi College | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | |
  | 1987 | Mississippi College | 6–5 | 5–3 | 2nd | |
  | 1988 | Mississippi College | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round |
  | 1989 | Mississippi College | 11–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | W NCAA Division II Championship |
  | 1990 | Mississippi College | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal |
  | Mississippi College: | Mississippi College: | 122–81–3 | 74–56–2 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 122–81–3 | | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  