John Bland (American football)

John Bland
Current position
Title	Quarterbacks coach
Team	Catholic HS (AR)
Biographical details
Born	January 30, 1967 (age 57); 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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
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

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