Jim Skipper

James Augustine Skipper (born January 23, 1949) is a former American football coach who was the running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He announced his retirement in February 2019 after 33 seasons as an NFL running backs coach.[1]

Jim Skipper
Personal information
Born: (1949-01-23) January 23, 1949
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Career information
High school:Brawley (CA) Union
College:Whittier
Career history
As coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

Early years

A native of Brawley, California, Skipper was an all-conference selection at Imperial Valley College, where he led the league in kickoff returns. He then transferred to Whittier College, where he played defensive back and he paced the conference in punt returns during his career. Skipper holds a B.A. degree in physical education from Whittier.

Coaching career

Skipper began his coaching career at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he coached the defensive backs from 1974-1976. After coaching the defensive backs for two seasons at San Jose State University, Skipper moved to the offensive side of the ball, coaching the running backs at University of the Pacific in 1979. He then went on to coach the running backs at University of Oregon from 1980-1982 before he made the jump to the professional ranks.

Skipper started his professional coaching career with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League from 1983-1985. He then moved on to the National Football League with the New Orleans Saints. Starting in 1986, Skipper served as the running back coach till 1995. During his 10-year tenure with New Orleans, Skipper coached two Pro Bowlers, Rueben Mayes in 1986 and 1987 and Dalton Hilliard in 1989. Mayes' 1,353 yards in 1986 and Hilliard's 1,262 in 1989 still stand among the 10 highest single-season rushing totals in Saints history. He became the running backs coach for the Carolina Panthers since 2002. In 2009, Skipper helped make NFL history as two of his running backs, DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, became the first set of teammates ever to rush for over 1,100 yards in the same season. He was announced as the running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans on February 18, 2011. He returned to the Carolina Panthers coaching staff in 2013, coaching running backs.

In the 2015 season, Skipper and the Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[2]

Head coaching record

XFL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
SF2001 550.5002nd in Western Division11.500Lost in Million Dollar Game
Total550.50011.500

Pro Bowl running backs under Jim Skipper

1,000 yard rushers under Jim Skipper

References
  1. Brian Strickland (February 10, 2019). "Running backs coach Jim Skipper retires". panthers.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.


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