Jack Crowe (born May 2, 1947) is a former

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coach. He played quarterback at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama. He was most recently the head coach at

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, a position he held from 2000 to 2012. Crowe served as the head football coach at the

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from 1990 to

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. Crowe was also the head coach at Livingston University, now known as the

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, from 1977 to 1978. He served as offensive coordinator for head coach

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at both

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and

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. In addition, Crowe has served as an assistant coach at the

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, and

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. He is married to Leann Crowe.

Coaching career

Crowe first came to Arkansas in 1989 as offensive coordinator under

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. When Hatfield left to become head coach at Clemson a month after the season ended, athletic director

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was in a desperate situation. Not only was there nowhere near enough time to find a big-name replacement, but

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was just three weeks away. Broyles persuaded Crowe to drop his initial plans to follow Hatfield to Clemson and take over as head coach of the Razorbacks. By the start of the season, the Razorbacks had seen Barry Foster give up his senior season to enter the

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and had lost numerous other players to disciplinary and academic problems. Under the circumstances, the Razorbacks struggled to a 3-8 record. They barely qualified for a bowl in 1991.Murphy, Austin
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'', September 21, 1992. The Razorbacks opened the 1992 season—their first in the

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—with an upset loss to a

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team,

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. The next day, Broyles announced that Crowe had resigned and that defensive coordinator Joe Kines would coach the Razorbacks for the rest of the season. However, Crowe's lawyer subsequently told ''

'' that Crowe had been fired, and Broyles admitted that he'd fired Crowe due to concern that the fans no longer had confidence in him. He finished 9-15 in two seasons and one game in Fayetteville. At Jacksonville State, Crowe won two official conference titles. He would have won a third in 2009. However, JSU was ineligible for the conference title and postseason play after being placed on

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probation because of the team's poor academic performance. He also coached

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, the first woman to play and score in an

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football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division. Crowe's 2010 Jacksonville State team pulled a major upset to start the season, beating

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, 49–48 in double overtime. Nutt was an assistant under Crowe when Crowe was fired from Arkansas. On November 30, 2012, Crowe was fired by Jacksonville State.

Head coaching record

*Fired after 1 game

References

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Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References