James B. Wilson
# James B. Wilson

James Bentley Wilson (July 8, 1896 – September 25, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University at Buffalo from 1932 to 1933 and again from 1950 to 1951 and at Canisius College from 1939 to 1942 and again from 1948 to 1949, compiling a career college football record of 40–30–7.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buffalo Bulls (New York State Conference) (1932–1933) ||||||
| 1932 | Buffalo | 1–5–1 | | | |
| 1933 | Buffalo | 2–3–2 | | | |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1939–1942) ||||||
| 1939 | Canisius | 4–1–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |
| 1940 | Canisius | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |
| 1941 | Canisius | 3–4–1 | 1–1 | T–1st | |
| 1942 | Canisius | 4–3–1 | 1–0 | | |
| Canisius Golden Griffins (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1948–1949) ||||||
| 1948 | Canisius | 7–2–1 | 2–0 | 1st | L Great Lakes |
| 1949 | Canisius | 5–2 | 1–1 | T–1st | |
| Canisius: | Canisius: | 28–15–4 | 8–3 | | |
| Buffalo Bulls (Independent) (1950–1951) ||||||
| 1950 | Buffalo | 5–3 | | | |
| 1951 | Buffalo | 4–4 | | | |
| Buffalo: | Buffalo: | 12–15–3 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 40–30–7 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
