Jim Gilstrap (coach)

Jim Gilstrap
Biographical details
Born	May 11, 1942; South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 19, 2007 (aged 65); Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1961–1963	Western Michigan
Position(s)	Linfield (assistant)
2000–2001	Tulsa (OC/RB)
2002	Southwest Mississippi JC (OC/QB/WR)
2003–2004	Oregon State (OL)
2005	Oregon State (RB)
Administrative career ( Linfield (assistant AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	20–11–1 (college); 3–17 (CFL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	78th Grey Cup

Jim Gilstrap (May 11, 1942 – July 19, 2007) was an American football and Canadian football coach. He had 42-year coaching career, including two as head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders and ten as an assistant to Mike Riley.

Career

Gilstrap began coaching in 1964 after graduating from

Illinois State's offensive line coach. He then served as offensive line coach with the Kansas State Wildcats in 1977 and with the Western Michigan Broncos

from 1978 to 1980.

From 1981 to 1983, Gilstrap was the head coach at Fort Hays State. He compiled a 20–11–1 record with the Tigers and ranks eighth on the wins list at FHSU. His .645 winning percentage is third best in school history among coaches to coach more than one season. His 1983 team, went 8–3, which ties for the most wins in a single season at FHSU. Gilstrap was also head wrestling coach at FHSU during the 1980–81 season.

He began coaching professionally in

offensive line of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers under head coach Mike Riley. The team finished 12–6 and won the 78th Grey Cup

.

He moved with Riley the following season to coach the

WLAF's San Antonio Riders. In 1993 he followed Riley to the CFL's expansion San Antonio Texans

. However, the team folded before the season started it when ran out of money.

In 1995 CFL season Gilstrap received his first and only professional head coaching position when he was hired by the Ottawa Rough Riders. The team finished 3–15 and missed the playoffs. He was fired the following season after a 0–2 start (and losing both preseason games). He finished the rest of the year as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats offensive line coach.

Starting in 1997 Gilstrap was OSU's

wide receivers coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. In 2003, he returned to OSU, once again as Mike Riley's offensive line coach. During his second tenure he also served as running backs coach and as coordinator of support services. While at Oregon State, Gilstrap coached postseason honors recipients Yvenson Bernard, Doug Nienhuis, Adam Koets, Roy Schuening, and Aaron Koch

.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Fort Hays State Tigers (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1981–1983)
1981	Fort Hays State	6–5	3–4	T–4th
1982	Fort Hays State	6–3–1	4–2–1	4th
1983	Fort Hays State	8–3	4–3	T–3rd
Fort Hays State:		20–11–1	11–9–1
Total:		20–11–1

CFL

Team	Year	Regular season					Post season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
OTT	1995	3	15	0	.167	Last in North Division	Did not qualify
OTT	1996	0	2	0	.000	Last in East Division	Fired before end of season
Total		3	17	0	.150		0	0

References

"Jim Gilstrap Passes Away". Oregon State Sports Information. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
"OSU assistant coach dies". The News-Review. 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
McRae, Earl (2007-07-22). "He dared to dream". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2008-12-19. ^{[dead link]}