Harry M. Buland
 Buland pictured in The Bethanian 1922, Bethany College yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1884 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1933 (aged 49) Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Ypsilanti Normal |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1914 | Jacksonville HS (IL) |
| 1916–1919 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
| 1920–1921 | Bethany (WV) |
| 1922 | St. Petersburg HS (FL) |
| 1922 | St. Petersburg YMCA |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1916 | Jacksonville HS (IL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1920–1922 | Bethany (WV) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–9 (college football) |
Harry Marshall Buland (June 10, 1884 – July 14, 1933) was an American football and basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia from 1920 to 1921.[1]
Buland attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2] He was a graduate of Eastern Michigan University–then known as Ypsilanti Normal School.[3] Buland also attended Cleary College—now known as Cleary University—in Ypsilanti. He later played on teams for the Toledo Athletic Club, Detroit Athletic Club, and Seattle Athletic Club.[2]
Buland coached football and basketball at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Illinois between 1910 and 1916.[4] He then coached at Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Buland was the athletic director at Bethany from 1920 to 1922, when he left to become the athletic director at the YMCA in St. Petersburg, Florida.[5] That fall, he coached the football teams for both the St. Petersburg YMCA and St. Petersburg High School.[6] He was also the athletic director for St. Petersburg High School.[7]
Buland died on July 14, 1933, in Jacksonville, after suffering a heart attack.[7]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Bison (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Bethany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1921 | Bethany | 6–4 | |||||||
| Bethany: | 11–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–9 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "1921 NCAA Official Football Guide". NCAA. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- 1 2 "Bethany Football Schedule Announced; H. M. Buland Signed As General Athletic Coach". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 13, 1920. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved March 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Bethanian 1921". Bethany College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Jacksonville (H.S.)". Illinois High School Athletic Association. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Y. M. Employs Star For Athletics". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 15, 1933. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Buland Plans Grid Contest". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 28, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1 2 "Harry Buland, Former Coach Here, Dies Suddenly". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. July 15, 1933. pp. 1, 7 (section 2). Retrieved March 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1884 births
- 1933 deaths
- Bethany Bison athletic directors
- Bethany Bison football coaches
- High school athletic directors in the United States
- High school football coaches in Florida
- High school football coaches in Illinois
- High school football coaches in West Virginia
- High school basketball coaches in Illinois
- YMCA leaders
- Cleary University alumni
- Eastern Michigan University alumni
- Players of American football from Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Coaches of American football from Michigan
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- 20th-century American sportsmen