James Elam (American football)
# James Elam (American football)

James A. Elam was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky from 1927 to 1929 and Western Kentucky State Teachers College–—known as Western Kentucky University)—from 1930 to 1931.

Elam was a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1929) ||||||
| 1927 | Transylvania | 0–9 | 0–5 | |
| 1928 | Transylvania | 8–3 | 3–1 | T–6th |
| 1929 | Transylvania | 6–4–3 | 2–1–2 | T–11th |
| Transylvania: | Transylvania: | 14–16–3 | 5–7–2 | |
| Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931) ||||||
| 1930 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 8–1–1 | 6–1 | 6th |
| 1931 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | 8–4 | 7–1 | 4th |
| Western Kentucky State Teachers: | Western Kentucky State Teachers: | 16–5–1 | 13–2 | |
| Total: | Total: | 30–21–4 | | |
