Rod Dowhower
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Rod Dowhower
| Rod Dowhower | |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 15, 1943 Ord, Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1965 | San Diego State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1972 1973 1974–1975 1976 1977–1978 1979 1980–1981 1983–1984 1985–1986 1987–1989 1990–1993 1995–1996 1997–1997 1999–2001 |
San Diego State (assistant) St. Louis Cardinals (assistant) UCLA (assistant) Boise State (assistant) Stanford (assistant) Stanford Denver Broncos (OC) St. Louis Cardinals (OC) Indianapolis Colts Atlanta Falcons (OC) Washington Redskins (assistant) Vanderbilt New York Giants (assistant) Philadelphia Eagles (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–23–1 (college) 5–24 (NFL) |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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Rodney Douglas Dowhower (born April 15, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University in 1979 and at Vanderbilt University from 1995 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 9–23–1. Dowhower was also the coach of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts in 1985 and 1986, where he tallied a record of 5–24. He was fired after losing 13 straight games to begin the 1986 season.
Dowhower attended San Diego State University where he played football. He served as an assistant coach at San Diego State, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Boise State University. Dowhower was also an assistant coach for a number of NFL teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Stanford Cardinals (Pacific-10 Conference) (1979) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Stanford | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| Stanford: | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 1996 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 0–8 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 4–18 | 1–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–23–1 | ||||||||
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Max Coley |
Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Mike Shanahan |
| Preceded by Harry Gilmer |
St. Louis Cardinals Offensive Coordinator 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Dick Jamieson |
| Preceded by ? |
Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Tom Rossley |
| Preceded by Dana Bible |
Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Brad Childress |
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