James Henry Stewart was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as interim head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1942 to 1944 while Matty Bell served in the United States Navy during World War II. Stewart's record in those three seasons was 10–18–2.[1] From 1945 to 1950 he served as Executive Secretary of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[2]
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Playing career | |
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Football | |
1921–1923 | SMU |
Basketball | |
1921–1922 | SMU |
1923–1924 | SMU |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1942–1944 | SMU |
Basketball | |
1942–1944 | SMU |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1935–1945 | SMU |
1945–1950 | SWC (exec. sec.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–18–2 (football) 18–17 (basketball) |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1942–1944) | |||||||||
1942 | SMU | 3–6–2 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1943 | SMU | 2–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1944 | SMU | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
SMU: | 10–18–2 | 5–10–1 | |||||||
Total: | 10–18–2 |
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