James L. Malone (American football)

{{Short description|American football coach (1908–1979)}}

{{for|the U.S. diplomat|James L. Malone (diplomat)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = James L. Malone

| image =

| alt =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|3|14}}

| birth_place = Reform, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|4|10|1908|3|14}}

| death_place = Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1930–1932

| player_team2 = LSU

| player_positions = Guard, tackle

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1933

| coach_team2 = LSU (freshmen)

| coach_years3 = 1934–1953

| coach_team3 = Northeast Center / Northeast Louisiana State

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1934–?

| coach_team5 = Northeast Center

| overall_record = 12–15 (college football)
82–49–12 (junior college football)

| bowl_record = 2–1 (junior college)

| tournament_record =

| championships =

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James Lee Malone (March 14, 1908 – April 10, 1979) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He was the first head football coach at Northeast Louisiana State College—now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe—serving for 18 seasons, from 1934 to 1953.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sunbelt/louisiana_monroe/coaching_records.php University of Louisiana at Monroe coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205130608/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sunbelt/louisiana_monroe/coaching_records.php |date=December 5, 2010 }} He later worked for a life insurance company at Baton Rouge upon resigning from his post at Northeast Louisiana. Malone Stadium at Monroe was named after him.

Malone was an alumnus of Louisiana State University (LSU), where he had played football and also coached the freshman football team in 1933.{{cite news |author= |title=Malone Resigns Northeast Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34271350/lake_charles_americanpress/ |newspaper=Lake Charles American-Press |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana |agency=Associated Press |date=May 23, 1954 |page=18 |access-date=July 26, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-star-malone-named-centers-coac/167385186/|work=Monroe News-Star|title=Malone named Center's coach|date=July 12, 1934|accessdate=March 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}} He was married to Marjorie Foster Malone. He died in 1979. Marjorie died in 2010.

Head coaching record

=College football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Northeast Louisiana State Indians

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1951

| endyear = 1952

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1951

| name = Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 6–2

| conference =

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| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1952

| name = Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 5–4

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Northeast Louisiana State Indians

| conf = Gulf States Conference

| startyear = 1953

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1953

| name = Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 1–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 12–15

| confrecord = 1–5

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 12–15

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

=Junior college football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Northeast Center Indians

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1934

| endyear = 1949

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 5–3–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1935

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 8–0

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1936

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 4–4–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = Tuberculosis benefit game

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1937

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 7–0–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 7–3–1

| conference =

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1939

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 6–4–1

| conference =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1940

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 6–2–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1941

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 4–3–1

| conference =

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| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1942

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 5–3

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1943

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 2–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1944

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 2–1–2

| conference =

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1945

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 6–2

| conference =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1946

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 2–7

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1947

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 7–2

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = Junior Sugar Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1948

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1949

| name = Northeast Center

| overall = 2–5–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = Shrine Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Northeast Louisiana State Indians

| conf = Big Six Junior College Conference

| startyear = 1950

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1950

| name = Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 4–5–1

| conference = 0–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Northeast Center / Northeast Louisiana State

| overall = 82–49–12

| confrecord = 0–4–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 83–47–13

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=2015 Football Media Guide |url=https://issuu.com/ulmwarhawks/docs/15_ulm_football_media_guide/146 |publisher=University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics |page=144 |access-date=February 27, 2025 }}

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