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James A. Stevens
	Stevens pictured in The Eagle 1966, NCC yearbook
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1941	Bishop
1947–1948	Prairie View A&M (assistant)
1949–1951	Prairie View A&M
1952–1953	North Carolina A&T (assistant)
1954–1964	North Carolina College (assistant)
1965–1967	North Carolina College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1942	Bishop
1949–1952	Prairie View A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	48–44–7
Bowls	2–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 SWAC (1951)

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."^[1] 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).^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Personal life

Stevens was married to Jocelyn Cain (died 1980) and had two sons.^[6]^[7]

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:		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:		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:		10–15–2	10–12–2
Total:		48–44–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth