Jim Stangeland
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 2014 (aged 92) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | USC |
| 1947 | Arizona State |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1953 | North HS (AZ) |
| 1954–1955 | Downey HS (CA) |
| 1956 | Orange Coast (assistant) |
| 1957–1964 | Long Beach |
| 1965–1968 | USC (assistant) |
| 1969–1973 | Long Beach State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–24–2 (college) 58–15–2 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 0–0–1 (college) 4–0 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 junior college national (1964) 4 Metropolitan Conference (1960, 1962–1964) 2 PCAA (1970–1971) | |
Jim Stangeland (December 21, 1921 – October 25, 2014) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State University, Long Beach from 1969 to 1973, where he compiled a record of 31–24–2, including back-to-back Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships (1970–1971) and an appearance in the Pasadena Bowl in 1970.
As an athlete, Strangeland competed for the USC Trojans and the Arizona State Sun Devils in both football and track. He was a four-time Border Conference winner in the pole vault.