John Bland (American football)

American football player and coach

John BlandCurrent position

Title| Quarterbacks coach
Team| Catholic HS (AR)
Biographical details
Born|  (1967-01-30) January 30, 1967 (age 58)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater| University of Arkansas (1989)
Playing career
1985–1988| Arkansas
Position(s)| Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989| Arkansas (SA)
1990–1991| Auburn (GA)
1992–1993| Columbia Central HS (TN) (RB/DB)
1994–1996| Southern Arkansas (QB)
1997–1999| Southern Arkansas (OC/QB)
2000| Southern Arkansas
2001–2005| Rice (QB)
2006–2013| Cumberlands (KY)
2014–2023| Mississippi College
2024–present| Catholic HS (AR) (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall| 101–92
Tournaments| 5–6 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MSC East Division (2008–2009, 2013)
3 MSC West Division (2010)
Awards
5× MSC Coach of the Year
GSC Coach of the Year (2019)

John Malcolm Bland (born January 30, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the quarterbacks coach for the Catholic High School for Boys, a position he has held since 2024. He served as the head football coach at Southern Arkansas University in 2000, the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky from 2005 to 2013 and Mississippi College from 2014 to 2023. Bland played football as a quarterback at the University of Arkansas from 1988 to 1991. He worked as the quarterbacks coach at Rice University from 2001 to 2005.[1]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs  | NAIA#

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Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Gulf South Conference) (2000)
2000 | Southern Arkansas  | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–6th |  |
Southern Arkansas: | 5–5 | 4–5 |
Cumberlands Patriots (Mid-South Conference) (2006–2013)
2006 | Cumberlands  | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd (East) |  |
2007 | Cumberlands  | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (East) | L NAIA First Round |
2008 | Cumberlands  | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 6
2009 | Cumberlands  | 9–2 | 5–1 | 1st (East) | L NAIA First Round | 11
2010 | Cumberlands  | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st (West) | L NAIA First Round | 19
2011 | Cumberlands  | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (West) |  | 24
2012 | Cumberlands  | 10–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (East) | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 7
2013 | Cumberlands  | 13–1 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NAIA Championship | 2
Cumberlands: | 70–21 | 37–8 |
Mississippi College Choctaws (Gulf South Conference) (2014–2023)
2014 | Mississippi College  | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th |  |
2015 | Mississippi College  | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th |  |
2016 | Mississippi College | 3–7 | 1–7 | 8th |  |
2017 | Mississippi College | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th |  |
2018 | Mississippi College | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th |  |
2019 | Mississippi College | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th |  |
2020–21 | Mississippi College | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A |  |
2021 | Mississippi College | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th |  |
2022 | Mississippi College | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th |  |
2023 | Mississippi College  | 3–7 | 2–6 | 7th |  |
Mississippi College: | 26–66 | 14–53 |
Total: | 101–92 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ "John Bland - Head Coach / Football - Football Coaches".

## External links

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* Mississippi College profile

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Southern Arkansas Muleriders head football coaches

* G. Ruford Turrentine (1911–1917)
* J. W. Gardner (1918)
* George W. Bacot (1919)
* Andy J. Anderson (1920–1921)
* Alfron L. Ahrens (1922)
* Sage McLean (1923–1936)
* No team (1937–1939)
* Arvil Green (1941–1942)
* No team (1942–1945)
* Elmer Smith (1946–1953)
* Auburn Smith (1954–1968)
* Raymond Powell (1969–1978)
* Sam Goodwin (1979–1980)
* Red Parker (1981)
* Steve Arnett (1982–1985)
* Rob Hicklin (1986–1989)
* Don Tumey (1990–1993)
* Steve Roberts (1994–1999)
* John Bland (2000)
* Steve Quinn (2001–2008)
* Bill Keopple (2009–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Mike McCarty (2021)
* Brad Smiley (2022– )

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Cumberlands Patriots head football coaches

* Tom Dowling (1985–1995)
* Dan Haley (1996–2000)
* Chuck King (2001–2005)
* John Bland (2006–2013)
* Matt Rhymer (2014–2021)
* Shan Housekeeper (2022– )

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Mississippi College Choctaws head football coaches

* No coach (1907–1908)
* Kern (1909)
* Dale E. Chadwick (1910–1912)
* Dana X. Bible (1913–1915)
* Dudy Noble (1916)
* William A. Robinson (1917)
* No team (1918)
* Frank G. Anderson (1919)
* Stanley L. Robinson (1920–1922)
* George Bohler (1923–1927)
* Stanley L. Robinson (1928–1941)
* No team (1942–1945)
* Stanley L. Robinson (1946–1953)
* Joe Murphy (1954–1958)
* Hartwell McPhail (1959–1971)
* John M. Williams (1972–1990)
* Terry L. McMillan (1991–1999)
* Johnny Mills (2000–2004)
* Norman Joseph (2005–2013)
* John Bland (2014–2023)
* Mike Kershaw (2024)

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