| Herb Alward | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Negaunee, Michigan or Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1890 |
| Player Team1: | Harvard |
| Player Years2: | 1891 |
| Player Team2: | University Club of Chicago |
| Player Years3: | 1892–1893 |
| Player Team3: | Chicago Athletic Association |
| Player Positions: | Tackle, halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1891 |
| Coach Team1: | Wisconsin |
| Coach Years2: | 1893 |
| Coach Team2: | Beloit |
| Coach Years3: | 1895 |
| Coach Team3: | Armour Institute |
| Coach Years4: | 1895 |
| Coach Team4: | Rush Medical |
James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3–1–1. Alward coached for the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College.[1]
Alward attended Harvard University and was a member of the 1890 Harvard Crimson football team, which was later recognized as a national champion. He played amateur club football with Chicago's University Club in 1891 and the Chicago Athletic Association in 1892 and 1893, serving as team captain in 1893.[2] [3]
Alward died of typhoid fever, on December 21, 1897, at his home in Chicago.[4]