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Edward L. Jackson
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Biographical details
Born c. 1907
Springfield, Massachusetts
Alma mater Springfield (MA)
Penn State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935 Delaware State
1937–1944 Johnson C. Smith
1945–1952 Howard
1953–1955 Delaware State
Basketball
c. 1940 Johnson C. Smith
?–1956 Delaware State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1953 Howard
1956–1968 Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall 130–53–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MAAA (1934–1935)

Edward L. Jackson was an American football and basketball coach and administrator for several historically black colleges and universities in the Eastern United States. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University, Johnson C. Smith University and Howard University, altering his tenures among the three schools over the course of 23 years. Not once during his football coaching career did a team of his finish with a sub-.500 record. Jackson also coached basketball at Johnson C. Smith and Delaware State.

Jackson received Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He earned a doctorate from the School of Physical Education at Pennsylvania State University in 1955. Jackson went to the Tuskegee Institute in 1956, serving as physical education director until 1968 and then as vice president of academic affairs. In 1970, he was recognized by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation with a Presidential Citation.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Delaware State Hornets (Independent) (1932–1933)
1932 Delaware State 2–5
1933 Delaware State 4–4
Delaware State Hornets (Middle Atlantic Athletic Association) (1934–1935)
1934 Delaware State 8–0 6–0 1st
1935 Delaware State 7–1 5–0 1st
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1944)
1937 Johnson C. Smith 5–2–1 3–2 5th
1938 Johnson C. Smith 5–2–1 2–2–1 7th
1939 Johnson C. Smith 7–2 4–2 3rd
1940 Johnson C. Smith 8–1 5–1 2nd
1941 Johnson C. Smith 7–1–2 4–1–1 2nd
1942 Johnson C. Smith 5–1–1 4–1–1 2nd
1943 Johnson C. Smith 4–4 1–3 5th
1944 Johnson C. Smith 5–0–3 3–0–2 3rd
Johnson C. Smith: 46–13–8 25–12–5
Howard Bison (Colored / Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1945–1952)
1945 Howard 4–4 4–3 T–6th
1946 Howard 6–3 6–2 4th
1947 Howard 6–2–1 6–2–1 4th
1948 Howard 7–2 7–2 2nd
1949 Howard 6–3 6–3 6th
1950 Howard 5–4 5–4 8th
1951 Howard 5–4 5–4 9th
1952 Howard 6–2–1 5–2–1 6th
Howard: 45–24–2 44–22–2
Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1956)
1953 Delaware State 4–4 2–4 14th
1954 Delaware State 7–1 5–1 6th
1955 Delaware State 7–1 5–1 8th
Delaware State: 39–16 23–6
Total: 130–53–10
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