James A. Stevens
# James A. Stevens

James Alexander Stevens was an American football coach. He coached at Prairie View A&M University, where he was credited for building the program's "dynasty" in its "glory years." He later went on to coach at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University.

## Early life and education

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Stevens earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Kansas State Teachers College—now known as Emporia State University and a Master of Science at the University of Southern California (USC).

## 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 record at Prairie View was 24–7.

### North Carolina College

In 1965, Stevens was named the tenth head football coach at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University. He held that position for three seasons, from 1965 to 1967, compiling a record of 10–15–2.

## Personal life

Stevens was married to Jocelyn Cain (died 1980) and had two sons.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bishop Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1937–1941) ||||||
| 1937 | Bishop | 1–6–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |
| 1938 | Bishop | 4–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |
| 1939 | Bishop | 3–2–2 | 2–2–2 | T–4th | |
| 1940 | Bishop | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |
| 1941 | Bishop | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |
| Bishop: | Bishop: | 15–21–4 | 8–19–3 | | |
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1949–1951) ||||||
| 1949 | Prairie View A&M | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Prairie View |
| 1950 | Prairie View A&M | 6–4–1 | 4–3 | 4th | T Prairie View |
| 1951 | Prairie View A&M | 9–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Prairie View |
| Prairie View A&M: | Prairie View A&M: | 23–8–1 | 15–6 | | |
| North Carolina College Eagles (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1965–1967) ||||||
| 1965 | North Carolina College | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 9th | |
| 1966 | North Carolina College | 6–3 | 6–3 | 2nd | |
| 1967 | North Carolina College | 1–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 14th | |
| North Carolina College: | North Carolina College: | 10–15–2 | 10–12–2 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 48–44–7 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
