James Edward Halligan (February 11, 1879 – January 30, 1965) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the University of Massachusetts Amherst—from 1901 to 1903 and at Delaware Valley College for 1904 and 1905, compiling a career college football record of 20–10–3 overall. Halligan was the athletic director at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1910 to 1913.[1] He also worked as a chemist and fertilizer expert.[2] He died on January 30, 1965.[3]
 Halligan in the 1901 Massachusetts Agricultural football team photo | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1879 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1965 (aged 85) Louisiana, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1901–1903 | Massachusetts |
| 1904–1905 | Delaware Valley |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1910–1913 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–10–3 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Aggies (Independent) (1901–1903) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Massachusetts | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1902 | Massachusetts | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1903 | Massachusetts | 5–4 | |||||||
| Massachusetts: | 16–8–2 | ||||||||
| Delaware Valley Aggies (Independent) (1904–1905) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Delaware Valley | 3–0–1 | |||||||
| 1905 | Delaware Valley | 1–2 | |||||||
| Delaware Valley: | 4–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–10–3 | ||||||||