Jim Gush
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach & defensive coordinator |
| Team | Incarnate Word |
| Conference | SLC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 29, 1958 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University (1981) Iowa State University (1986) |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Southside HS (NY) (JV) |
| 1983 | Albany (DB) |
| 1984–1986 | Iowa State (GA) |
| 1987–1995 | Garden City (DC) |
| 1996–1998 | Garden City |
| 1999–2001 | Kansas State (LB) |
| 2002 | SMU (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2007 | SMU (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Stony Brook (AHC/DC) |
| 2011–2016 | Baylor (LB) |
| 2017 | Navarro (DC) |
| 2018 | Navarro |
| 2019 | McNeese State (DC) |
| 2021 | North Texas (LB) |
| 2022 | North Texas (co-DC/LB) |
| 2023–2024 | Incarnate Word (DC) |
| 2025–present | Incarnate Word (assoc. HC/DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–10 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NJCAA playoffs) 7–2 (KJCCC playoffs) 0–1 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KJCCC (1997) | |
James Gush (born October 29, 1958) is an American college football coach. He is the associate head football coach and defensive coordinator for the University of the Incarnate Word, positions he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for Garden City Community College from 1996 to 1998 and Navarro College in 2018. He also coached for Southside High School, Albany, Iowa State, Kansas State, SMU, Stony Brook, Baylor, McNeese, and North Texas. He played college football for Bucknell as a safety.