Dennis F. Roland (May 19, 1956 â January 1, 2008) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Olivet Nazarene University (1986âÂÂ1990), Southwest Baptist University (1998âÂÂ2000), Belhaven University (2001âÂÂ2002), and Southeastern Louisiana University (2005âÂÂ2006), compiling a career college football record of 47âÂÂ80. Roland died on January 1, 2008, from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Roland was born in Dodge County, Georgia. He graduated from high school in Cochran, Georgia, in 1974. He later graduated from LeesâÂÂMcRae College and Boston University, and earned a master's degree from Lynchburg CollegeâÂÂnow known as University of Lynchburg.
Roland was the second head football coach at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi and he held that position for two seasons, from 2001 until 2002. His coaching record at Belhaven was 9âÂÂ12.
Roland's next position was as the 13th head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for two seasons, from 2005 until 2006. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 6âÂÂ15.
Roland died on January 1, 2008, at Northside Hospital Forsythe in Cumming, Georgia, after suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Roland's son, Dennis Jr., played in the National Football League (NFL).