John Pearce

John Pearce (born January 13, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas from 1992 to 1998, compiling a record of 46–32–2. After leaving his position at Stephen F. Austin, he was an assistant coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Rice University. High school and college In his high school senior season of 1964 for the Sulphur Springs Wildcats, Pearce was an all-district and honorable mention all-state linebacker selection. In 2011, the Sulphur Springs New-Telegram celebrated 100 years of Wildcat football by picking the All-Century team for Sulphur Springs 1974 High School. Pearce was a member of that elite team as the best in Sulphur Springs football history and was honored as a player on the Wildcat Hall of Honor in 1996. In 1965, Pearce received a football scholarship to Texas A&M University. He attended Texas A&M for two years, lettering on the freshman team, before transferring and finishing playing career at East Texas State University in 1968. Coaching career