J. Quinn Decker
# J. Quinn Decker

James Quinn Decker (October 29, 1907 – December 20, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach Centre College from 1938 to 1941 and The Citadel from 1946 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 37–56–3.

## Playing career

Decker played fullback at the University of Tennessee. He later became an assistant coach at the school.

## Coaching career

### High school coaching

Before coaching in college, Decker coached football at the high school level at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.

### Centre College

Decker was the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1938 until completion of the 1941 season.

### The Citadel

Quinn was the 11th head football coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving for seven seasons, from 1946 until 1952, and compiling a record of 23–39–1. He led the program in its re-establishment after World War II.

## Head coaching record

### College football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1941) ||||||
| 1938 | Centre | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2nd |
| 1939 | Centre | 1–5–2 | 1–1–1 | T–14th |
| 1940 | Centre | 3–6 | 2–1 | T–9th |
| 1941 | Centre | 3–4 | 2–0 | T–2nd |
| Centre: | Centre: | 14–17–2 | 9–2–1 | |
| Third Air Force Gremlins (Independent) (1944) ||||||
| 1944 | Third Air Force | 8–3 | | |
| Third Air Force Gremlins (Army Air Forces League) (1945) ||||||
| 1945 | Third Air Force | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–1st |
| Third Air Force: | Third Air Force: | 15–5–1 | 4–1–1 | |
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1946–1952) ||||||
| 1946 | The Citadel | 3–5 | 1–5 | 15th |
| 1947 | The Citadel | 3–5 | 1–4 | 12th |
| 1948 | The Citadel | 2–7 | 0–5 | 16th |
| 1949 | The Citadel | 4–5 | 2–2 | 7th |
| 1950 | The Citadel | 4–6 | 2–3 | 11th |
| 1951 | The Citadel | 4–6 | 1–3 | 14th |
| 1952 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 13th |
| The Citadel: | The Citadel: | 23–39–1 | 8–25 | |
| Total: | Total: | 52–61–4 | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
