James Perry is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at his alma mater, Brown University, where he was a starting quarterback in the late 1990s.[1]
 Perry in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Brown |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 15–35 |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Brown |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Dartmouth (assistant QB/WR) |
| 2002–2003 | Williams (QB/RC) |
| 2004–2005 | Maryland (GA) |
| 2006 | Delaware (RB) |
| 2007–2009 | Brown (QB/RC) |
| 2010–2016 | Princeton (OC) |
| 2017–2018 | Bryant |
| 2019–present | Brown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–45 |
Biography
editPerry is the youngest of seven children by Massachusetts hall of fame track and field coach Ernest Perry Jr.[2] While a student at Malden Catholic High School, Perry played football, basketball, and track, receiving the Phelps Scholar-Athlete Award in 1996.[3] He played quarterback at Brown, earning a number of school and Ivy League passing records.[3]
Perry served as the head coach at Bryant University from 2017 to 2018, where he posted a record of 12–10.[2]
Honors and awards
editHead coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference) (2017–2018) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Bryant | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Bryant | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Bryant: | 12–10 | 6–6 | |||||||
| Brown Bears (Ivy League) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Brown | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Brown | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022 | Brown | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Brown | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Brown | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Brown: | 15–35 | 8–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–45 | ||||||||
Personal life
editPerry is the uncle of E. J. Perry, who was also his quarterback at Brown from 2019 to 2021.[5] His older brother is John Perry, who is also a football coach.[6]
References
edit- ^ "James Perry steps down as head football coach". Bryant University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c Koch, Bill (January 3, 2017). "Bryant names James Perry, ex-Brown QB, as football coach". Providence Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Holmes, Bob (June 28, 2020). "'It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Koch, Bill (December 13, 2021). "Ivy League names Brown QB EJ Perry the winner of the Bushnell Cup as top offensive player". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Burt, Bill (December 19, 2021). "Pro ambitions: Coach James Perry on his nephew E.J., 'He's ready'". yahoo.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ McGair, Brendan (September 25, 2017). "Bryant head coach James Perry has a sibling who works on the Texans' staff". Retrieved September 25, 2017 – via PressReader.