Bill Bowes (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1943 Blanchard, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1964 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965 | Penn State (assistant freshmen) |
| 1966–1967 | New Hampshire (OL) |
| 1968–1971 | Boston College (OL) |
| 1972–1998 | New Hampshire |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 175–106–5 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Yankee (1975–1976, 1991, 1994) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016 (profile) | |
Bill Bowes (born October 17, 1943) is an American former college football player and coach. He is the longest-tenured and all-time winningest head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats football team, having compiled 175 victories in 27 seasons (1972–1998).[1] His teams won four Yankee Conference championships and two divisional championships.[2] Before starting his coaching career, Bowes played for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | TSN° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1972–1996) | |||||||||
| 1972 | New Hampshire | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | New Hampshire | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1974 | New Hampshire | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | New Hampshire | 9–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal† | ||||
| 1976 | New Hampshire | 8–3 | 4–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1977 | New Hampshire | 8–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1978 | New Hampshire | 6–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1979 | New Hampshire | 5–4–2 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1980 | New Hampshire | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1981 | New Hampshire | 7–3 | 2–3 | 4th | 10 | ||||
| 1982 | New Hampshire | 4–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1983 | New Hampshire | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | 20 | ||||
| 1984 | New Hampshire | 9–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | 11 | ||||
| 1985 | New Hampshire | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | New Hampshire | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | New Hampshire | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | New Hampshire | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd | 20 | ||||
| 1989 | New Hampshire | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1990 | New Hampshire | 7–3–1 | 5–3 | T–2nd | 19 | ||||
| 1991 | New Hampshire | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 11 | |||
| 1992 | New Hampshire | 5–5–1 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 | New Hampshire | 6–5 | 4–4 | 4th (New England) | |||||
| 1994 | New Hampshire | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st (New England) | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 | |||
| 1995 | New Hampshire | 6–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (New England) | |||||
| 1996 | New Hampshire | 8–3 | 6–2 | 1st (New England) | 18 | ||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | New Hampshire | 5–6 | 5–3 | 1st (New England) | |||||
| 1998 | New Hampshire | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–3rd (New England) | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 175–106–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 175–106–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
†The 1975 semifinal game was the Grantland Rice Bowl.
References
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse New Hampshire all time coaching records
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Bill Bowes records by year