Jan Quarless (born c. 1951) is a former

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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in 1992 and at

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University (SIU) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Chartered in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 sta ...

from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football record of 15–36. Quarless has been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Northern Michigan University, the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame and the West Iron County Schools Wall of Fame. Quarless also holds a PhD from Southern Illinois University, a distinction and achievement accomplishment by a few Division 1 Head Football Coaches.

Playing career

Quarless was a four-year lettermen for

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from 1969 to 1972 seasons, playing three different positions. As selected by his teammates, named team captain his senior year.

Coaching career

Eastern Michigan

Quarless became interim head football coach at

when Jim Harkema resigned after the first four games of the 1992 season. Quarless's team produced a record of 1–6. The lone victory was a 7–6 home game against

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Southern Illinois

Quarless was the 19th head football coach at the

, serving for four seasons, from 1997 to 2000, and compiling a record of 14–30.

Assistant coaching

Quarless had several tenures as an assistant coach for at several colleges, including Eastern Michigan,

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, the

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, and

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.Wake Forest Sports
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Head coaching record

Education

Jan Quarless received his

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from

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, his M.S.E. in Social Work Administration from the

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, and his B.S. from

References

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