Lowell "Red" Dawson (December 20, 1906 - June 10, 1983) was an American football coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the Tulane Green Wave at the collegiate level and the AAFC's Buffalo Bills at the professional level. He learned the craft of football coaching at the University of Minnesota under Bernie Bierman. At Pitt he coached future Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt and won Pittsburgh's "Dapper Dan" sports award in 1952. Dawson's greatest successes as a coach, however, were with Tulane and Buffalo. His 1939 Tulane squad went through the season undefeated before a disappointing loss to Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl. In 1948 his Buffalo Bills team captured the AAFC Eastern Division title in a playoff against the Baltimore Colts, though they ultimately lost the AAFC Championship Game to the Cleveland Browns. Dawson's final won-loss record was 36-19-4 at Tulane, 9-11-1 at Pitt, and 19-25-4 at Buffalo.
External links
- TIME magazine account of Tulane win over Colgate, Oct. 26, 1936
- College Football Data Warehouse Statistics
- Pro Football Reference Statistics
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| Preceded by Tom Hamilton |
University of Pittsburgh Football Coaches 1952–1954 (replaced in 1954 after 3 games) |
Succeeded by Tom Hamilton |
| Preceded by Ted Cox |
Tulane University Football Coaches 1936–1941 |
Succeeded by Claude Simons |
| Preceded by 'First Coach' |
Buffalo Bills Coaches 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by Clem Crowe |
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