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American football player and coach (1916–1953)

Roland K. Bernard
Biographical details
Born	(1916-03-14)March 14, 1916 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 24, 1953(1953-06-24) (aged 37) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1937	Boston University

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1941	North Carolina A&T
1950–1952	Arkansas AM&N

Head coaching record
Overall	14–21–4
Bowls	0–1

Roland Kenneth Bernard (March 14, 1916 – June 24, 1953) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1941 and at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—from 1950 to 1952, compiling a career college football record of 14–21–4. Bernard died of a heart attack on June 24, 1953, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1941)
1941	North Carolina A&T	3–6	2–5	9th
North Carolina A&T:		3–6	2–5
Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1950–1952)
1950	Arkansas AM&N	3–6–1	2–5	T–5th
1951	Arkansas AM&N	5–4–1	4–2–1	4th	L Prairie View
1952	Arkansas AM&N	3–5–2	2–2–2	4th
Arkansas AM&N:		11–15–4	8–9–3
Total:		14–21–4

v t e North Carolina A&T Aggies head football coaches
Lonnie P. Byarm (1920) Lonnie P. Byarm (1922–1929) Harry R. Jefferson (1930–1931) Inman A. Breaux (1932–1938) Homer Harris (1939–1940) Roland K. Bernard (1941) Charles U. DeBerry (1942–1944) Horace Bell (1945) William M. Bell (1946–1956) Bert Piggott (1957–1967) Hornsby Howell (1968–1976) James McKinley (1977–1981) Mo Forte (1982–1987) Bill Hayes (1988–2002) George Small (2003–2005) Lee Fobbs (2006–2008) George Ragsdale # (2008) Alonzo Lee (2009–2010) Rod Broadway (2011–2017) Sam Washington (2018–2019) No team (2020) Sam Washington (2021–2022) Vincent Brown (2023–2024) Shawn Gibbs (2025–) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions head football coaches
Unknown (1923–1925) No team (1926–1927) Caesar Felton Gayles (1928–1929) James Lytle (1930–1931) James W. Hazzard (1932–1934) James McCrary (1935) James W. Hazzard (1936) William S. Taylor (1937–1941) No team (1942–1943) Chester Hynes (1944–1945) Lamar Allen (1946–1949) Roland K. Bernard (1950–1952) Leroy Moore (1953–1956) Charles Spearman (1957–1961) Vannette W. Johnson (1962–1972) Donzell Young (1973–1975) James Shaw (1976–1979) Ben McGee (1980–1983) Donzell Young (1984–1986) Archie Cooley (1987–1990) No team (1991–1992) Lee Hardman (1993–2003) Mo Forte (2004–2007) Monte Coleman (2008–2017) Cedric Thomas (2018–2019) Doc Gamble (2020–2022) Don Treadwell # (2022) Alonzo Hampton (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Unknown (1923–1925)
No team (1926–1927)
Caesar Felton Gayles (1928–1929)
James Lytle (1930–1931)
James W. Hazzard (1932–1934)
James McCrary (1935)
James W. Hazzard (1936)
William S. Taylor (1937–1941)
No team (1942–1943)
Chester Hynes (1944–1945)
Lamar Allen (1946–1949)
Roland K. Bernard (1950–1952)
Leroy Moore (1953–1956)
Charles Spearman (1957–1961)
Vannette W. Johnson (1962–1972)
Donzell Young (1973–1975)
James Shaw (1976–1979)
Ben McGee (1980–1983)
Donzell Young (1984–1986)
Archie Cooley (1987–1990)
No team (1991–1992)
Lee Hardman (1993–2003)
Mo Forte (2004–2007)
Monte Coleman (2008–2017)
Cedric Thomas (2018–2019)
Doc Gamble (2020–2022)
Don Treadwell # (2022)
Alonzo Hampton (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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