No. 65 - James St. Clair's Winning Percentage
James W. "Jimmie" St. Clair coached football at North Texas from 1915 to 1919, and basketball from 1916 to 1924, save for the 1920-21 season. St. Clair is not only North Texas' most successful football coach in terms of winning percentage at 65.6 (20-10-2), but is also North Texas' most successful men's basketball coach with a 73.4 winning percentage (58-21), making him a forgotten North Texas coaching legend. St. Clair pulled double-duty, as was common during that era, and coached both football and men's basketball from 1916 to 1919.
St. Clair's North Texas squad did not give up a point until their 5th game under St. Clair, the finale of the 1915 season. North Texas dropped a 6-0 decision to Dallas University, bringing its record to 4-1. St. Clair led his team to a 4-3-1 record in 1916, before posting another one-loss campaign in 1917.
The 1917 team lost the opener to Burelson College, then won six straight games to close out the season. In a short 1918 season, North Texas went 1-2-1, before going 5-3 in St. Clair's final season of 1919, with a 87-6 victory over Dallas University in the process.
On the hardwood, St. Clair's teams went 58-21, and had winning records against TCU (7-4), Texas (2-1), Tulsa (3-1) and Baylor (3-0). St. Clair posted two straight one-loss seasons, losing only by four points to Tulsa in 1921-22 (11-1) and by a single bucket to West Texas State in 1922-23 (13-1).
After his stay at North Texas, St. Clair was basketball head coach at SMU from 1924-1936, and led the Mustangs to two conference titles.
His work as a basketball coach earned him a national reputation, and he was named to the National Basketball Rules Committee in 1934.
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100-yd fumble return for TD |
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"Mean Joe" Greene |
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Friday, July 22 |
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Tuesday, August 16 |
| 99 |
Fitzgerald Goes The Distance |
74- |
NT Downs No. 20 SDSU |
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Saturday, July 23 |
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Wednesday, August 17 |
| 98 |
Sears Woods' Stuns Knoxville
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73- |
Fry & the new Mean Green |
48- |
Sunday, July 24 |
23- |
Thursday, August 18 |
97-
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NT Blows Out Decatur Baptist |
72- |
Yaege Turns In Stellar Season |
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Monday, July 25 |
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Friday, August 19 |
| 96- |
96 Years Of Football
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71- |
Steve Ramsey's TDs |
46- |
Tuesday, July 26 |
21- |
Saturday, August 20 |
| 95- |
The Jump To Division I-A |
70- |
Little's 1970 Season |
45- |
Wednesday, July 27 |
20- |
Sunday, August 21 |
94-
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Optimist Bowl Offense
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69- |
7 All-Conference in '69 |
44- |
Thursday, July 28 |
19- |
Monday, August 22 |
93-
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Michael High KR Yards |
68- |
A Consensus All-American |
43- |
Friday, July 29 |
18- |
Tuesday, August 23 |
92-
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Gowin 92-Yard Punt |
67- |
Armour Anchors NT Offense |
42- |
Saturday, July 30 |
17- |
Wednesday, August 24 |
91-
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Chancellor Saves The MGRN |
66- |
Love Tops 1,000 Yds |
41- |
Sunday, July 31 |
16- |
Thursday, August 25 |
| 90- |
Renfro/Haynes Tally 90 pts.
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65- |
St. Clair's Win Pct |
40- |
Monday, August 1 |
15- |
Friday, August 26 |
| 89- |
Redwine Bursts Onto Scene |
64- |
Friday, July 8 |
39- |
Tuesday, August 2 |
14- |
Saturday, August 27 |
88-
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Mean Green Robbed |
63- |
Saturday, July 9 |
38- |
Wednesday, August 3 |
13- |
Sunday, August 28 |
87-
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Fitzgerald Fries Competition |
62- |
Sunday, July 10 |
37- |
Thursday, August 4 |
12- |
Monday, August 29 |
86-
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Mean Green 86 The Toads |
61- |
Monday, July 11 |
36- |
Friday, August 5 |
11- |
Tuesday, August 30 |
85-
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Adrian Awasom
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60- |
Tuesday, July 12 |
35- |
Saturday, August 6 |
10- |
Wednesday, August 31 |
84-
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Brown Delivers For NT |
59- |
Wednesday, July 13 |
34- |
Sunday, August 7 |
9- |
Thursday, September 1 |
83-
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83 All-Conference Selections
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58- |
Thursday, July 14 |
33- |
Monday, August 8 |
8- |
Friday, September 2 |
82-
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Corky Nelson
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57- |
Friday, July 15 |
32- |
Tuesday, August 9 |
7- |
Saturday, September 3 |
81-
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One Of The Greats |
56- |
Saturday, July 16 |
31- |
Wednesday, August 10 |
6- |
Sunday, September 4 |
80-
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Cedric The Sack- Getter |
55- |
Sunday, July 17 |
30- |
Thursday, August 11 |
5- |
Monday, September 5 |
79-
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"Blow George, Blow!" |
54- |
Monday, July 18 |
29- |
Friday, August 12 |
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Tuesday, September 6 |
78-
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J.T. Smith Joins the NFL |
53- |
Tuesday, July 19 |
28- |
Saturday, August 13 |
3- |
Wednesday, September 7 |
77-
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North Texas Goes 10- 1 |
52- |
Wednesday, July 20 |
27- |
Sunday, August 14 |
2- |
Thursday, September 8 |
76-
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Blizzard Battle With FSU |
51- |
Thursday, July 21 |
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Monday, August 15 |
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