Edd Bowers

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Edd Bowers
Biographical details
Born(1922-09-04)September 4, 1922
DiedSeptember 16, 2008(2008-09-16) (aged 86)
Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1940 Grinnell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1953 Mount Pleasant HS (IA)
1956–1959 Iowa Wesleyan
1960–1978 Grinnell
Basketball
1973–1974 Grinnell
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–1960 Iowa Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall89–105–2 (college football)
4–16 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MWC (1961–1962)

Edd William Bowers (September 4, 1922 – September 16, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach. [1] He served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1956 to 1959 and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1960 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–105–2. [2] Bowers was also the head men's basketball coach at Grinnell from 1973 to 1974. [3]

Contents

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Conference)(1956–1959)
1956 Iowa Wesleyan5–45–34th
1957 Iowa Wesleyan2–71–79th
1958 Iowa Wesleyan6–36–23rd
1959 Iowa Wesleyan5–45–34th
Iowa Wesleyan:18–1817–15
Grinnell Pioneers (Midwest Conference)(1960–1978)
1960 Grinnell4–44–45th
1961 Grinnell6–26–2T–1st
1962 Grinnell7–0–17–0–11st
1963 Grinnell5–35–3T–3rd
1964 Grinnell5–35–3T–4th
1965 Grinnell6–26–22nd
1966 Grinnell2–61–38th
1967 Grinnell2–62–69th
1968 Grinnell3–53–5T–6th
1969 Grinnell6–36–3T–3rd
1970 Grinnell5–44–45th
1971 Grinnell2–71–7T–8th
1972 Grinnell2–71–79th
1973 Grinnell0–90–8810th
1974 Grinnell3–62–56th
1975 Grinnell4–53–56th
1976 Grinnell3–50–56th (West)
1977 Grinnell4–4–11–3–1T–4th (West)
1978 Grinnell2–60–45th (Blue)
Grinnell:71–87–257–79–2
Total:89–105–2
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "Edd Bowers" (PDF). Grinnell College . Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "Edd Bowers". Grinnell Pioneers . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Men's Basketball Head Coach Career Records" (PDF). Grinnell Pioneers men's basketball . Retrieved January 2, 2019.