Jim Collins
Head Coach
ph: (614) 236-6184
jcollins@capital.edu
Jim Collins is the architect behind the rebuilding of the Capital University football program as he enters his ninth season as the head coach.

Collins has led the Crusaders to four-straight winning seasons; a school record eight wins two seasons ago; and the first coach in school history to be named Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year twice, in 2001 and 2003.

Collins, enthusiasm, contagious positive attitude and strong work ethic are evident throughout the entire Capital football program but particularly in the offense for which he is offensive coordinator.  Collins' teams have rewritten the school record books, setting 31 new records over the past eight years.

His program's accomplishments are not limited to the field as over 50-percent of the roster maintains a 3.00 grade point average or better. Collins also has written  numerous articles on coaching and serves as the North Region chair of the NCAA Division III National Football Committee.

Collins has built a solid track record in over a decade of coaching at the college level. Collins’ coaching career began as an assistant coach at Central Michigan University from 1989 to 1991. While at Central Michigan, Collins also earned a master’s degree in athletic administration. Collins then served as the offensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan University from 1991 to 1994. Collins helped the Titans win the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) title in 1992. That same year, the Titans competed in the NCAA playoffs for the first time in school history.

His first college head coaching job came in 1994 at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa. Collins made an immediate impact, improving the size and quality of the team and with his aggressive offensive philosophy changed the face of the Spartan program. Collins was there for three seasons before coming to Columbus.

Collins also has ties to the Buckeye state and the Ohio Athletic Conference. As a football player at Wittenberg University, Collins, is still in the Tigers’ record books as one of their top all-time wide receivers ranking third in career receptions (116) and fifth in career yards receiving (1,560).

Collins, his wife Brooke and their three sons, 12-year old Zachary, nine-year old Ryan and four-year old Brady reside in New Albany.