Jan Quarless Explained

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

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

Eastern Michigan

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

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

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]}

Education

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finlandia University External Athletic Advisory Board . Finlandia University Lions . August 18, 2023.
2. http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics/Sports/MensFootball/FootballYearByYearResults.shtml Northern Michigan University
3. http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/Guide/9-Records2.pdf Eastern Michigan Eagles
4. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/NCAANewsArchive/1992/19921012.pdf NCAA News
5. Web site: Football Bowl Subdivision: Eastern Michigan University Directory . . April 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622082543/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot%2Fteams%2Fdirect495.htm . June 22, 2011 .
6. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1920&year=1992 College Football Data Warehouse
7. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/southern_illinois/coaching_records.php Southern Illinois Coaching Records
8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lgwRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=10wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2592,616191&dq=jan-quarless The Courier
9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=woMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3258,5011824&dq=jan-quarless Lawrence Journal-World
10. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/wake-footbl-97outlook.html Wake Forest Sports