James H. Rowland

James H. Rowland
Biographical details
Born	January 9, 1909
Died	January 4, 1991 (aged 85)
Playing career
Football
c. 1930	Cheyney
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1940	Bluefield State
1941–1942	Howard
Basketball
1935–1941	Bluefield State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1941	Bluefield State
Head coaching record
Overall	24–27–16 (football)
Bowls	0–1

James Henry Rowland Sr. (January 9, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Bluefield State Teachers College—now known as Bluefield State College—in Bluefield, West Virginia from 1935 to 1940 and Howard University in Washington, D.C. from 1941 to 1942, compiling a career college football coaching record of 24–27–16. Rowland was also the head basketball coach at Bluefield State from 1935 to 1941.

Rowland graduated from William Penn High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and attended Cheyney State Teacher's College—now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania—where he played varsity football and basketball and ran track. He then moved on to Ohio State University. There he was member a of the freshmen and reserve football teams and ran track before earning a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Education. Rowland was grade school principal in Mecklenburg County, Virginia before Bluefield State, where he was also athletic director, boxing coach, and assistant professor.^[1]

Rowland later practiced law in Harrisburg and was a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Education.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Bluefield State Big Blues (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1940)
1935	Bluefield State	6–3	6–2	3rd
1936	Bluefield State	3–2–4	3–0–3	3rd
1937	Bluefield State	1–5–3	1–3–2	6th
1938	Bluefield State	4–3–2	3–3–2	5th
1939	Bluefield State	4–1–4	4–1–3	2nd
1940	Bluefield State	2–6–1	2–4–1	6th
Bluefield State:		20–20–14	19–13–11
Howard Bison (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1941–1942)
1941	Howard	3–3	1–3	13th
1942	Howard	1–4–2	0–3	11th
Howard:		4–7–2	1–6
Total:		24–27–16

References

^ "Rowland and Chase New Football Coaches At Howard University". The New York Age. New York, New York. September 6, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "374 To Get MSC Degrees On Aug. 27". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. August 15, 1971. p. 58. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

James H. Rowland at Find a Grave

[1] "Rowland and Chase New Football Coaches At Howard University". The New York Age. New York, New York. September 6, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "374 To Get MSC Degrees On Aug. 27". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. August 15, 1971. p. 58. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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