James Lewis Ingles (1876 â January 2, 1936) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)âÂÂnow known as Virginia TechâÂÂfor one season in 1898, compiling a record of 3âÂÂ2. He was also an alumnus of Virginia Tech. Prior to that, he served as the head coach at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia in 1897.