Jan Quarless (born c. 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University in 1992 and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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.
Quarless was a four-year lettermen for Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan from 1969 to 1972 seasons, playing three different positions. As selected by his teammates, named team captain his senior year.[1]
Quarless became interim head football coach at Eastern Michigan University when Jim Harkema resigned after the first four games of the 1992 season.[2][3] Quarless's team produced a record of 1–6.[4] The lone victory was a 7–6 home game against Ohio.[5]
Quarless was the 19th head football coach at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving for four seasons, from 1997 to 2000, and compiling a record of 14–30.[6]
Quarless had several tenures as an assistant coach for at several colleges, including Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green State University, the University of Kansas, and Wake Forest University.[7][8][9]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (1992) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Eastern Michigan | 1–6 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 1–6 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Southern Illinois Salukis (Gateway Football Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1998 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Southern Illinois | 5–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2000 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southern Illinois: | 14–30 | 5–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–36 | ||||||||
Jan Quarless received his PhD from Southern Illinois University, his M.S.E. in Social Work Administration from the University of Michigan, and his B.S. from Northern Michigan University.[10]
