Jim McElwain Autographs
James Frank McElwain (born March 1, 1962) is an former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Central Michigan University, a position he held from 2019 to 2024. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2024 season and remained at CMU within the athletics department. McElwain served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2015 to 2017, and Colorado State University from 2012 to 2014, where he was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2014. He was the offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama from 2008 to 2011.
McElwain was born in Missoula, Montana in 1962. He played quarterback at Sentinel High School in Missoula where he was chosen as an all-state quarterback. He then went on to play quarterback in college at Eastern Washington from 1980 to 1983, and he earned a degree in education.
After graduating from Eastern Washington, McElwain stayed there as a graduate assistant and was eventually given the job of quarterbacks and receivers coach. During his stint as a coach there from 1985 to 1994 his team made its way to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs twice and won the Big Sky championship in 1992 under head coach Dick Zornes. From Eastern Washington, McElwain took an offensive coordinator position at Montana State. He enjoyed a successful career with the Bobcats from 1995 to 1999, and coached the offense to the number one scoring offense in the Big Sky Conference in 1998 with 31.6 points per game.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim McElwain
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim McElwain (JIM MCELWAIN SIGNED FLORIDA GATORS F/S LOGO FOOTBALL w/COA PROOF CHOMP CHOMP!) was sold in October 2016 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (Jim McElwain Florida Gators SIGNED NIKE XL Jersey NICE - CHOMP CHOMP!) found a new owner for $6.75 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2016 with an average selling price of $45.95 for an autographed item of Jim McElwain. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.75 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from Jim McElwain is worth $47.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim McElwain were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Coach Jim McElwain SIGNED Florida Gators Mini Helmet AUTO COA 2016 SEC Football | $59.99 |  |
| FLORIDA GATORS JIM McELWAIN SIGNED MINI HELMET w COA | $59.95 | |
| FLORIDA GATORS JIM McELWAIN SIGNED SPEED WHITE MINI HELMET w COA | $69.95 | |
| Jim Harbaugh & Jim McElwain Signed 2015 Citrus Bowl Football Michigan Florida | $89.99 | |
| Jim McElwain autographed photo. 8x10 | $10.00 | |
| Jim McElwain Florida Gators Football Signed | $45.00 | |
| Jim McElwain Florida Gators SIGNED NIKE XL Jersey NICE - CHOMP CHOMP! | $6.75 | |
| JIM MCELWAIN Signed Autographed Speed Mini Helmet Florida Gators FU RARE JSA COA | $69.99 | |
| JIM McELWAIN SIGNED CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS MINI HELMET BECKETT COA Q96564 | $99.99 | |
| JIM MCELWAIN SIGNED FLORIDA GATORS F/S LOGO FOOTBALL w/COA PROOF CHOMP CHOMP! | $149.99 | |
| JIM MCELWAIN SIGNED HELMET FLORIDA GATORS HEAD COACH CHOMP | $49.99 | |
| Jim McElwain~Autographed Florida Gators Alternate Riddell mini Helmet~COA Authe | $44.95 | |
| Jim McElwain~Autographed Florida Gators Alternate Riddell mini Helmet~COA Authe | $44.95 | |
| Jim McElwain~Autographed Florida Gators Alternate Riddell mini Helmet~COA Authe | $44.95 | |
| Jim McElwain~Autographed Florida Gators Alternate Riddell mini Helmet~COA Authe | $45.95 | |
Latest News about Jim McElwain
Central Michigan football hires Army offensive coordinator Matt Drinkall as new (12/09/2024): Central Michigan announced Monday it is hiring former Army offensive coordinator Matt Drinkall to replace Jim McElwain as the school's football coach. 
Former Florida HC Jim McElwain to retire from coaching (11/22/2024): Former Florida head coach Jim McElwain will retire from coaching following the 2024 season, his 40th in football and sixth as the head man at Central Michigan. "My wife Karen and I have cherished every moment of our football journey," McElwain said Wednesday in a s Jim McElwain retires: Central Michigan coach's 40-year career included stops at (11/20/2024): McElwain is the subject of an NCAA investigation related to ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions Former Colorado State football coach Jim McElwain to retire (11/20/2024): Jim McElwain helped lead Colorado State to its last 10-win season. Now the Florida and current Central Michigan coach is going to retire. Central Michigan's Jim McElwain under NCAA investigation into Connor Stalions' s (11/11/2024): McElwain has stated he had no knowledge of Stalions' presence during a 2023 game vs. Michigan State
Older News Stories about Jim McElwain
Dr. Phillips WR Mykel Calixte chooses Central Michigan (07/2024): Last year, Mykel Calixte decided to make a move. He wanted to get more attention from college football recruiters so he moved from little West Oaks Academy in West Orlando to Dr. Phillips. Calixte said that is why he has been able to accept a Football Bowl Subdivision scholarship offer from Central CMU’s Jim McElwain addresses Connor Stalions allegedly having been on sidelines (11/2023): This story gets wilder and wilder. #GoBlue Central Michigan football coach Jim McElwain suffers seizure; 'I'm doing fine' (07/2022): Central Michigan football coach Jim McElwain had a seizure on Sunday and is hospitalized, the coach said in a statement released by the school. McElwain won't coach CMU after appendectomy (09/2021): Jim McElwain will not coach Central Michigan in Saturday's road opener against Missouri after having an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday. McElwain did not travel with the team. College football offseason preview: MAC West (03/2020): Bill Connelly rounds out his MACtion preview with a look at the West Division, home to Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas.
