Jimmy Satterfield
# Jimmy Satterfield

James Satterfield (October 11, 1939 – May 6, 2019) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Furman University from 1986 to 1993, where he compiled a record of 66–29–3.

## Career

Satterfield was named the AFCA Coach of the Year in 1988 after leading Furman to an overall 13–2 record while being Southern Conference co-champions and then defeating Georgia Southern in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. Satterfield was the second Furman football head coach to be the AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year; in 1985, three years earlier, Dick Sheridan won the award after leading the Paladins to a 12–2 record and a close two-point loss in the National Championship game.

Satterfield was the head football coach at Lexington High School, in Lexington, South Carolina from 1996 to 2003.

## Death

Satterfield died of complications from heart surgery in 2019 at the age of 79.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1986–1993) ||||||
| 1986 | Furman | 7–3–2 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round |
| 1987 | Furman | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |
| 1988 | Furman | 13–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship |
| 1989 | Furman | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal |
| 1990 | Furman | 9–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal |
| 1991 | Furman | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |
| 1992 | Furman | 6–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |
| 1993 | Furman | 5–5–1 | 4–4 | 4th | |
| Furman: | Furman: | 66–29–3 | 39–17–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 66–29–3 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
