Roland Cowell
Biographical details
Born(1895-09-22)September 22, 1895
Clyde, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 1953(1953-08-27) (aged 57)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Ole Miss
1924–1925Des Moines
1926–1928Northern Illinois State
Basketball
1926–1929Northern Illinois State
Baseball
1927–1929Northern Illinois State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1924–1926Des Moines
1926–1929Northern Illinois State
Head coaching record
Overall16–35–5 (football)
12–8 (baseball)

Roland Adhemar Cowell (September 22, 1895 – August 27, 1953) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. Contemporary newspaper reports often referred to him as R. A. Cowell.[1]

Cowell served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 1922 to 1923, Des Moines University, from 1924 to 1925 and Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—from 1926 to 1928. Cowell was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois from 1926 to 1929 and the head baseball coach at the school from 1927 to 1929. Cowell was an assistant coach in basketball, baseball, and track at Ole Miss.

Cowell was a graduate of the University of Illinois where he also played football.[2][3] His brother, Butch Cowell, was also a coach and administrator in college athletics.[4][5][1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Conference) (1922–1923)
1922 Ole Miss 4–5–1 0–2 T–18th
1923 Ole Miss 4–6 0–4 T–19th
Ole Miss: 8–11–1 0–6
Des Moines Tigers (North Central Conference) (1924–1925)
1924 Des Moines 2–6 1–3 6th
1925 Des Moines 0–7–1 0–4 8th
Des Moines: 2–13–1 1–7
Northern Illinois State Teachers (Independent) (1926–1927)
1926 Northern Illinois State 5–1–1
1927 Northern Illinois State 1–4–1
Northern Illinois State Teachers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1928)
1928 Northern Illinois State 0–6–1 0–2–1 T–19th
Northern Illinois State: 6–11–3 0–2–1
Total: 16–35–5

References

  1. ^ a b "R. A. Cowell Visits His Brother in New York". The Des Moines Register. January 6, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rolland A. Cowell Is New Coach as Des Moines U." Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. May 22, 1924. p. 22. Retrieved April 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Cowell Lands Coaching Post". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. May 21, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved April 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Well Known UNH Coach Dies at 52". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. August 29, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "News from the World of Sports". The Daily Gazette. Lawrence, Kansas. November 4, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

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