Alabama High School Football Head Coaches
Jim Elgin
Jim Elgin took over the Pleasant Grove program in 2004 after three seasons as an assistant and the defensive coordinator under coach Keith Luker. He graduated from Trenton Peabody High School in Tennessee and his resume includes coaching football at the college level. He was the baseball coach and assistant football coach at Rhodes College in Memphis TN. Since arriving at Pleasant Grove his teams have gone a combined 93-58 in thirteen seasons. The 2014 team finished with a 12-3 record and reached the 5A state Championship game before falling to St. Pauls.
Programs Coached
| Program | Years | Record | PF | PA | Playoffs | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 2004-17 | 98-64 | 3967 | 2986 | 10-12 | 67-33 |
Season by Season
| Year | Program | Class | Record | PF | PA | Playoffs | Region | Region rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 5-6 | 261 | 205 | 0-1 | R5 | 4-3 |
| 2016 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 4-7 | 186 | 187 | 0-1 | R5 | 4-3 |
| 2015 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 8-4 | 307 | 236 | 1-1 | R5 | 6-1 |
| 2014 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 12-3 | 467 | 242 | 4-1 | R5 | 5-2 |
| 2013 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 10-2 | 371 | 179 | 1-1 | R5 | 6-1 |
| 2012 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 7-4 | 340 | 213 | 0-1 | R5 | 5-2 |
| 2011 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 1-9 | 182 | 339 | R4 | 0-7 | |
| 2010 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 10-2 | 314 | 159 | 1-1 | R4 Title | 7-0 |
| 2009 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 6-5 | 390 | 238 | 0-1 | R6 | 5-3 |
| 2008 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 5-6 | 164 | 299 | 0-1 | R6 | 5-3 |
| 2007 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 4-6 | 154 | 133 | R4 | 3-4 | |
| 2006 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 9-3 | 234 | 170 | 1-1 | R4 Title | 7-0 |
| 2005 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 6-5 | 271 | 185 | 0-1 | R4 | 4-3 |
| 2004 | Pleasant Grove | 5A | 11-2 | 326 | 201 | 2-1 | R4 | 6-1 |