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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en-us"><head><link href="rwd.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><meta name="description" content="The most complete, accurate and reliable reference source for Jim Lee Howell pro football coaching record."><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/coaches/howe01800.html"><title>Jim Lee Howell Coaching Record and Bio - Pro Football Archives</title><script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/2e8904efba.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3E0T1ZCJ0K"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-3E0T1ZCJ0K'); </script></head><body><div id="logo"><a href="index.html"><img src="pfalogo.gif" alt="Pro Football Archives logo."></a></div><div id="search"><script> (function() { var cx = '013060097628390045023:WMX-1913805990'; var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 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x.className = "topnav"; } } </script><div class="books"><table><tr><td><h1>JIM LEE HOWELL</h1>Howell, James Lee<br><b>Born: </b>September 27, 1914 Lonoke, AR<br><b>Died: </b>January 4, 1995 Lonoke, AR<br><b>High School: </b>Lonoke (AR)</td></tr></table></div><div class="college"><table><tr><th style="text-align:left">Year</th><th style="text-align:left">College</th><th style="text-align:left">Status</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left">1932</td><td style="text-align:left">Arkansas</td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left">1933</td><td style="text-align:left">Arkansas</td><td style="text-align:left">Lettered</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left">1934</td><td style="text-align:left">Arkansas</td><td style="text-align:left">Lettered</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left">1935</td><td style="text-align:left">Arkansas</td><td style="text-align:left">Lettered</td></tr></table></div><div class="books"><table><tr><td><b>Military Service: </b>United States Marine Corps<br></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/players/h/howe01800.html">Playing Record</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/coachkey.html" target="_blank">Record Key</a></td></tr></table></div><div class="stats"><table><tr><th style="text-align:left">AWARDS</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1956awards.html">1956 The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year</a></td></tr></table></div><div class="stats"><table><tr><th colspan="11" style="text-align:left">REGULAR SEASON</th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:left">YEAR TEAM</th><th style="text-align:left">Conference</th><th style="text-align:left">Division</th><th style="text-align:left">Position</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Sequence">Seq</th><th style="text-align:right">Finish</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Games">G</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Wins">W</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Losses">L</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Ties">T</th><th style="text-align:right" title="Winning Percentage">PCT</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1950nflnyg.html">1950 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">American</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Ends</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">10</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.833</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1951nflnyg.html">1951 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">American</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Ends</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">9</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">.792</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1952nflnyg.html">1952 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">American</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Ends</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">7</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.583</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1953nflnyg.html">1953 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Ends</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">9</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.250</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1954nflnyg.html">1954 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">7</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.583</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1955nflnyg.html">1955 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">6</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">.542</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1956nflnyg.html">1956 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">8</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">.708</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1957nflnyg.html">1957 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">7</td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.583</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1958nflnyg.html">1958 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">9</td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.750</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1959nflnyg.html">1959 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">10</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">.833</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1960nflnyg.html">1960 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">3</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">6</td><td style="text-align:right">4</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">.583</td></tr><tr class="career"><td style="text-align:left">4 Years (NFL)</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Assistant Coach</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">48</td><td style="text-align:right">29</td><td style="text-align:right">18</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">.615</td></tr><tr class="career"><td style="text-align:left">7 Years (NFL)</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">84</td><td style="text-align:right">53</td><td style="text-align:right">27</td><td style="text-align:right">4</td><td style="text-align:right">.655</td></tr><tr><th colspan="11" style="text-align:left">PLAYOFFS</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1950nflnyg.html">1950 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">American</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">Ends</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">.000</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1956nflnyg.html">1956 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">1.000</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1958nflnyg.html">1958 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">.500</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/1959nflnyg.html">1959 New York Giants (NFL)</a></td><td style="text-align:left">Eastern</td><td style="text-align:left"></td><td style="text-align:left">HEAD COACH</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right"><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right"></td><td style="text-align:right">.000</td></tr><tr class="career"><td style="text-align:left">3 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