James Shaw (American football coach)

James Edward Shaw (April 2, 1938 - 2018) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for four seasons, from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 15–24–1. A graduated of Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, Shaw began his coaching career at Carver High School in Bessemer, Alabama. He was assistant football coach at Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Alcorn State University—from 1966 to 1968 and at Eastern Michigan University, where he earned a master's degree in health and physical education. Shaw was the offensive coordinator at Southern University for four seasons, from 1972 to 1975, prior to being hired at Arkansas–Pine Bluff in January 1976.