J. E. Platt

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = J. E. Platt

| image = J E Platt.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Platt pictured in The Long Horn 1903, Texas A&M yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|12|11}}

| birth_place = Laceyville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| coach_years1 = 1902–1904

| coach_team1 = Texas A&M

| overall_record = 18–5–3

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James Edward Platt (December 11, 1878 – ?) was an American college football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Texas A&M University, serving for three seasons, from 1902 to 1904, and compiling a record of 8–5–3 ({{winperc|18|5|3}}).{{cite web|title=Aggie Football Through the Years |publisher=AggieAthletics.com |access-date=February 24, 2010 |url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/through-the-years.html |archive-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609053956/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/through-the-years.html |url-status=dead }} Platt was born in Laceyville, Pennsylvania.

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Texas A&M Aggies

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1902

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1902

| name = Texas A&M

| overall = 7–0–2

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Texas A&M Aggies

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1903

| endyear = 1904

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1903

| name = Texas A&M

| overall = 7–3–1

| conference = 0–1

| confstanding = T–15

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1904

| name = Texas A&M

| overall = 4–2

| conference = 0–2

| confstanding = 14th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Texas A&M

| overall = 18–5–3

| confrecord = 0–3

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 18–5–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

}}

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