&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:2025-0118_Jim_Knowles.jpg) Knowles talking to press ahead of the 2025 CFP National Championship. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Annual salary | $1.9 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 16, 1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Cornell |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | Cornell (DL) |
| 1989–1994 | Cornell (RB) |
| 1995–1996 | Cornell (LB/RC) |
| 1997–2000 | Western Michigan (DL) |
| 2001–2002 | Western Michigan (DC) |
| 2003 | Ole Miss (LB/RC) |
| 2004–2009 | Cornell |
| 2010–2011 | Duke (DC/S) |
| 2012–2014 | Duke (DC) |
| 2015–2017 | Duke (DC/ILB) |
| 2018–2021 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 2022–present | Ohio State (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–34 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CFP national champion (2024) | |
Jim Knowles (born April 16, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Ohio State University. Knowles served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 2004 to 2009.