Tom Jackson (American football, born 1948)
# Tom Jackson (American football, born 1948)

Tom Jackson (born July 8, 1948) is a former American football player and coach.

From Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Jackson played college football from 1967 to 1970 for Penn State. Recruited as a part of Joe Paterno's first recruiting class, Jackson earned All-East honors as a guard in 1968 and 1969. Jackson served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1983 to 1993, compiling a record of 62–57. He resigned on November 17, 1993. Prior to taking over as head coach at Connecticut in 1983, Jackson served as the offensive line coach there.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference) (1983–1993) ||||||
| 1983 | Connecticut | 5–6 | 4–1 | T–1st |
| 1984 | Connecticut | 3–8 | 1–4 | T–5th |
| 1985 | Connecticut | 4–5 | 1–4 | T–5th |
| 1986 | Connecticut | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–1st |
| 1987 | Connecticut | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd |
| 1988 | Connecticut | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd |
| 1989 | Connecticut | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–1st |
| 1990 | Connecticut | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd |
| 1991 | Connecticut | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th |
| 1992 | Connecticut | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th |
| 1993 | Connecticut | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (New England) |
| Connecticut: | Connecticut: | 62–57 | 42–35 | |
| Total: | Total: | 62–57 | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
