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Jim Wacker. James Herbert Wacker (April 28, 1937 – August 26, 2003) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Lutheran University (1971–1975), North Dakota State University (1976–1978), Southwest Texas State University—now Texas State University (1979–1982), Texas ...
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Former TCU and Minnesota football coach Jim Wacker, who won back-to-back national championships in NAIA and Division II before taking his upbeat personality to Division I...
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Aug 26, 2003 · San Marcos, Texas — Former TCU and Minnesota football coach Jim Wacker, who won back-to-back national championships in NAIA and Division II before taking his upbeat personality to Division I and broadcasting, died Tuesday following a long battle with cancer. He was 66.
Jan 20, 2011 · Wacker. The name alone is enough to make you smile. Throw in an infectious personality and a fruity vocabulary, and you’ll have a decent picture of the man that oversaw one of the most memorable periods in Gophers football history. Jim Wacker came to Minnesota in 1991 promising to revitalize a...
Sep 19, 2022 · Randball. 600208330. The Gophers are so dominant that Colorado had to apologize to fans. Colorado's athletic director sent out a lengthy message to fans of the school's football team after...
Nov 13, 1996 · A timeline of some of the important events in Wacker’s tenure as the Gophers football coach: Dec. 23, 1991 — Jim Wacker is hired as Minnesota’s 23rd football coach. He comes into the program following six-year coach John Gutekunst, who is 28-36-2 in his Gophers career, including four winning seasons.
Dec 30, 2022 · Just prior to the second game of the 1985 season, a season filled with promise for the Horned Frogs, TCU coach Jim Wacker turned in his own team to the NCAA after learning that several players ...
