James L. Malone (American football)

James L. Malone
Biographical details
Born	March 14, 1908; Reform, Alabama, U.S.
Died	April 10, 1979 (aged 71); Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1930–1932	LSU
Position(s)	Guard, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933	LSU (freshman)
1934–1953	Northeast Louisiana State
Head coaching record
Overall	12–15 (college)

James Lee Malone (March 14, 1908 – April 10, 1979) was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Northeast Louisiana State College—now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe—serving for three seasons, from 1934 to 1953.[1] He later worked for a life insurance company at Baton Rouge upon resigning from his post at Northeast Louisiana.[2] 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.[2] He was married to Marjorie Foster Malone. He died in 1979. Marjorie died in 2010.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Northeast Louisiana State Indians (Independent) (1934–1952)
1934	Northeast Louisiana State	5–3–1
1935	Northeast Louisiana State	7–0–1
1936	Northeast Louisiana State	4–3–1
1937	Northeast Louisiana State	6–0–1
1938	Northeast Louisiana State	7–3–1
1939	Northeast Louisiana State	6–4–1
1940	Northeast Louisiana State	6–2–1
1941	Northeast Louisiana State	4–3–1
1942	Northeast Louisiana State	6–2
1943	Northeast Louisiana State	2–2
1944	Northeast Louisiana State	2–1–2
1945	Northeast Louisiana State	6–2
1946	Northeast Louisiana State	2–6–1
1947	Northeast Louisiana State	7–2
1948	Northeast Louisiana State	5–3–1
1949	Northeast Louisiana State	2–5–1
1950	Northeast Louisiana State	4–5–1
1951	Northeast Louisiana State	6–2
1952	Northeast Louisiana State	5–4
Northeast Louisiana State Indians (Gulf States Conference) (1953)
1953	Northeast Louisiana State	1–9	1–5	T–6th
Northeast Louisiana State:		93–61–14	1–5
Total:		93–61–14

References

University of Louisiana at Monroe coaching records Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
"Malone Resigns Northeast Post". Lake Charles American-Press. Lake Charles, Louisiana. Associated Press. May 23, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

James L. Malone at Find a Grave

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[1] University of Louisiana at Monroe coaching records Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[resigns-2] "Malone Resigns Northeast Post". Lake Charles American-Press. Lake Charles, Louisiana. Associated Press. May 23, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .