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Don Wade

Biographical details
Born	(1928-08-10)August 10, 1928
Died	June 7, 2007(2007-06-07) (aged 78) Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1952	Clemson
Position	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1958	Clemson (freshmen)
1959–1967	Clemson (OL)
1968–1982	Tennessee Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1974–1980	Tennessee Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	81–78–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 OVC (1972, 1975)
Awards
3× OVC Coach of the Year (1971–1972, 1975)

James Donald Wade (August 10, 1928 – June 7, 2007) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Tennessee Tech from 1968 to 1982, compiling a record of 81–78–3. Wade was also the athletic director at Tennessee Tech from 1974 to 1980.

A native of Tyronza, Arkansas, Wade played college football at Clemson University as a linebacker from 1950 to 1952 for head coach Frank Howard. He served as an assistant coach at his alma mater under Howard from 1953 to 1967. Wade died on June 7, 2006, in Clemson, South Carolina.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	UPI#
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1968–1982)
1968	Tennessee Tech	2–8	2–5	6th
1969	Tennessee Tech	5–5	4–3	T–3rd
1970	Tennessee Tech	4–6	2–5	T–6th
1971	Tennessee Tech	8–2	5–2	T–2nd
1972	Tennessee Tech	10–2	7–0	1st	L Grantland Rice	8
1973	Tennessee Tech	2–8–1	1–6	T–7th
1974	Tennessee Tech	6–5	4–3	4th
1975	Tennessee Tech	8–3	6–1	1st
1976	Tennessee Tech	8–3	5–2	2nd
1977	Tennessee Tech	9–2	5–2	2nd
1978	Tennessee Tech	5–6	4–2	3rd
1979	Tennessee Tech	1–8–2	0–5–1	7th
1980	Tennessee Tech	4–7	1–6	8th
1981	Tennessee Tech	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1982	Tennessee Tech	3–8	1–6	8th
Tennessee Tech:		81–78–3	51–52–1
Total:		81–78–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth