James A. Stevens

James A. Stevens
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Stevens pictured in The Eagle 1966, NCC yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
1949–1951	Prairie View A&M
1965–1967	North Carolina Central
Head coaching record
Overall	36–22–1

James Alexander "Jimmy" Stevens was an American football coach. His career coaching record was 336–22–1. He coached at Prairie View A&M University, where he was credited for building the program's "dynasty" in its "glory years."^[1] He later went on to coach at North Carolina Central University.

Coaching career

Prairie View A&M

Stevens was the seventh head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, holding that position for three seasons, from 1949 until 1951. His coaching record at Prairie View was 25–7 losses.^[2]^[3]

North Carolina Central

In 1965, Stevens was named the tenth head coach at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, and he held that position for three seasons, from 1965 until 1967. His coaching record at North Carolina Central was 11–15–1. ^[4]

Personal life

Stevens was married to Jocelyn Cain (died 1980) and had two sons.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ BlackAthlete Sports Network-www.blackathlete.net, "Can Prairie View A&M University Restore Its Football Program Back To The Glory Years?" by Joe Booker, Apr 15, 2006
↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records
↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network.
↑ North Carolina Central University coaching records
↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/47990510/
↑ https://archive.org/stream/eagle1980nort#page/126/mode/2up/search/Jocelyn

External links

James A. Stevens at the College Football Data Warehouse

Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches

Unknown (1907)
No team (1908–1919)
Unknown (1920)
No team (1921–1922)
Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925)
Jim F. Law (1926–1929)
Arthur J. Willis (1930)
Sam B. Taylor (1931–1943)
L. T. Walker (1944)
William J. Nicks (1945–1947)
Fred T. Long (1948)
James A. Stevens (1949–1951)
William J. Nicks (1952–1965)
Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968)
Alexander Durley (1969–1970)
Jim Hillyer (1971)
Theophilus Danzy (1972)
Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979)
Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981)
James McKinley (1982)
Conway Hayman (1983–1987)
Haney Catchings (1987–1989)
No team (1990)
Ronald Beard (1991–1994)
Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996)
Greg Johnson (1997–1998)
Clifton Gilliard (1999)
Larry Dorsey (2000–2002)
C. L. Whittington (2003)
Henry Frazier, III (2004–2010)
Heishma Northern (2011–2014)
Willie Simmons (2015– )

North Carolina Central Eagles head football coaches

Unknown (1922)
Vashon Eagleson (1923–1926)
Benny Waters (1927–1928)
Byrd D. Crudup (1929–1931)
Leo Townsend (1932–1935)
E. H. Adams (1936)
William Burghardt (1937–1941)
E. C. Turner (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Herman Riddick (1945–1964)
James A. Stevens (1965–1967)
George Quiett (1968–1972)
Willie Smith (1973–1976)
Willie Smith & Robert Jackson (1977)
Ray Greene (1978)
Henry Lattimore (1979–1990)
Bishop Harris (1991–1992)
Larry Little (1993–1998)
Rudy Abrams (1999–2002)
Rod Broadway (2003–2006)
Mose Rison (2007–2010)
Darryl Bullock # (2010)
Henry Frazier, III (2011–2013)
Dwayne Foster # (2013)
Jerry Mack (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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