Jim J. Koetter (born c. 1938) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Idaho State Bengals football team from 1983 to 1987.

Biography

A native of

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, Koetter played

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at McCook Junior College (which later merged into

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), then transferred to Idaho State University (ISU) in

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, where he played as an end in 1958 and 1959, and earned a bachelor's degree in 1961. Remaining in eastern Idaho, Koetter was the head coach at Aberdeen High School for two years before joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach at Highland High School in Pocatello in 1963. He succeeded Ron Anderson as head coach two years later and led the Rams for 15 seasons with a record of . Koetter was also an assistant basketball coach and track coach at Highland. Koetter became an assistant at his alma mater ISU in 1980 under new head coach

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, and the

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the Bengals won the

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in Division I-AA. When Kragthorpe left ISU in June 1983, Koetter was promoted to head coach; he led the Bengals for five seasons, compiling a record of . After his tenure at ISU, Koetter returned to high school coaching at Pocatello High School. Koetter is a 1985 inductee of the Idaho State athletic hall of fame, in both football and track and field. He is the father of Dirk Koetter, who has coached in the National Football League (NFL) including a tenure as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koetter, Jim Year of birth missing (living people) 1930s births Living people American football ends Coaches of American football from Nebraska High school basketball coaches in Idaho High school football coaches in Idaho Idaho State Bengals football coaches Idaho State Bengals football players McCook Indians football players People from McCook, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska