| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Incarnate Word |
| Conference | SLC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1958-10-29)October 29, 1958 (age 66) Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University (1981) Iowa State University (1986) |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Southside HS (NY) (JV) |
| 1983 | Albany (DB) |
| 1984–1986 | Iowa State (GA) |
| 1987–1995 | Garden City (DC) |
| 1996–1998 | Garden City |
| 1999–2001 | Kansas State (LB) |
| 2002 | SMU (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | SMU (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Stony Brook (AHC/DC) |
| 2011–2016 | Baylor (LB) |
| 2017 | Navarro (DC) |
| 2018 | Navarro |
| 2019 | McNeese State (DC) |
| 2021 | North Texas (LB) |
| 2022 | North Texas (co-DC/LB) |
| 2023–present | Incarnate Word (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–10 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NJCAA playoffs) 7–2 (KJCCC playoffs) 0–1 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1KJCCC (1997) | |
James Gush (born October 29, 1958)[1] is an Americancollege football coach. He is thedefensive coordinator for theUniversity of the Incarnate Word, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach forGarden City Community College from 1996 to 1998 andNavarro College in 2018.[2][3] He also coached forSouthside High School,[4]Albany,Iowa State,[5]Kansas State,[1][6]SMU,[7]Stony Brook,Baylor,McNeese, andNorth Texas.[8][9] He played college football forBucknell as asafety.[10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Broncbusters(Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference)(1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Garden City | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | LKJCCC championship,L Real Dairy Bowl | 7 | |||
| 1997 | Garden City | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | WKJCCC championship,LRed River Bowl | 4 | |||
| 1998 | Garden City | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | LKJCCC championship,WValley of the Sun Bowl | 7 | |||
| Garden City: | 29–5 | 17–4 | |||||||
| Navarro Bulldogs(Southwest Junior College Football Conference)(2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Navarro | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | LSWJCFC semifinal,L Salt City Bowl | ||||
| Navarro: | 6–5 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
