Roland Cowell
Roland Cowell went 16–35–5 as a head coach, 1922–1928, at Ole Miss, Des Moines and Northern Illinois State. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1924–25 at Des Moines; 1926–28 at Northern Illinois State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 16–35–5 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1922 4–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Ole Miss | 4–5–1 | T–18th | |||
| 1923 | Ole Miss | 4–6 | T–19th | |||
| 1924 | Des Moines * | 2–6 | 6th | |||
| 1925 | Des Moines * | 0–7–1 | 8th | |||
| 1926 | Northern Illinois State * | 5–1–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Northern Illinois State * | 1–4–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Northern Illinois State * | 0–6–1 | T–19th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Conference games | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| At home | 7 | 6–0–1 | 93% |
| On the road | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 7–3–1 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
His own 20 games on file, 1922–1923, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Southernseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Rhodesseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Fort Benningseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Hendrixseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Millsapsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Bethelseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–23 | Ole Miss | Head coach | |
| 1924–25 | Des Moines | Head coach | |
| 1926–28 | Northern Illinois State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.