Jan Quarless (born c. 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the Head Football Coach at Eastern Michigan University in 1992 and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football record of 15?36. Quarless has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Northern Michigan University and the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. ^[1] Jan Quarless also holds a PhD from Southern Illinois University ^[1]

Playing career [ edit ]

Quarless was a four-year lettermen for Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan from 1969 to 1972 seasons and was team captain his senior year. ^[2]

Coaching career [ edit ]

Eastern Michigan [ edit ]

Quarless became interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University when Jim Harkema resigned after the first four games of the 1992 season . ^{[3] [4]} Quarless's team produced a record of 1?6. ^[5] The lone victory was a 7?6 home game against Ohio . ^[6]

Southern Illinois [ edit ]

Quarless was the 19th head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale , serving for four seasons, from 1997 to 2000, and compiling a record of 14?30. ^[7]

Assistant coaching [ edit ]

Quarless had several tenures as an assistant coach for at several colleges, including Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green State University , the University of Kansas , and Wake Forest University . ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Head coaching record [ edit ]

Education [ edit ]

Jan Quarless received his PhD from Southern Illinois University , his M.S.E. in Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan , and his B.S. from Northern Michigan University . ^[1]

References [ edit ]