| Benjamin James | |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | c. 1930 |
| Player Team1: | Dickinson |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | ?–1940 |
| Coach Team1: | Plymouth HS (PA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1941 |
| Coach Team2: | Dickinson (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1942 |
| Coach Team3: | Dickinson |
| Overall Record: | 1–5 (college) |
Benjamin D. James (August 10, 1912 – July 4, 2015) was an American athletics coach, educator, and college administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1942, compiling a record of 1–5.[1] [2]
James was born on August 10, 1912, in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He entered Dickinson College in 1930 on an academic scholarship and participated in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, he played as a center in the 1931 team that upset Penn State.[3]