Sport(s) Football Name Jan Quarless | 1970–1972 Northern Michigan | |
1988–1989 Northwestern (assistant) | ||
WIC Football Camp 2013 Jan Quarless
Jan Quarless (born c. 1950) 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 was the superintendent of schools in Dollar Bay, Michigan. He was selected to the Northern Michigan University and Upper Michigan Sports Halls of Fame.
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- WIC Football Camp 2013 Jan Quarless
- Playing career
- Eastern Michigan
- Southern Illinois
- Assistant coaching
- References
Playing career
Quarless played for Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan from 1970 to 1972 seasons and was team captain his senior year.
Eastern Michigan
Quarless took his first head coaching position as the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles for the 1992 football season. Quarless took over mid-season as coach at Eastern after the first four games were coached by Jim Harkema, who resigned mid-season after ten years as head coach. Quarless's team produced a record of 1 win and 6 losses. The lone victory was a 7–6 home game against Ohio University.
Southern Illinois
Quarless was the 19th head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1997 until 2000. His overall coaching record at SIU was 14 wins, 30 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him tenth at SIU in terms of total wins and 14th at SIU in terms of winning percentage.
Assistant coaching
Quarless had several tenures as assistant coach for several collegiate programs, including Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Kansas, and Wake Forest.