Jesse Branch
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1941 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1962 | Arkansas |
| 1963–1964 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1965 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Mississippi State (OB) |
| 1967–1971 | Kansas State (DB) |
| 1972 | Oregon (DC/DB) |
| 1973 | Oregon (OC) |
| 1974 | Kansas State (DL) |
| 1975 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1976 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1977–1979 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1980 | Arkansas (DB) |
| 1981–1982 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1983 | Arkansas (OB) |
| 1984–1985 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1986–1994 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 2001–2004 | Henderson State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–2000 | Arkansas (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–75–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Gateway Football (1989–1990) | |
| Awards | |
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Jesse Branch (born February 1, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University – now Missouri State University – from 1986 to 1994, and Henderson State University from 2001 through 2004, compiling an overall college football record of 67 wins, 75 losses, and one tie. Branch also was the associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas from 1995 until 2000.