Thomas Dowler
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Erie, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–13–5 (football) 30–43 (basketball) |
Thomas M. "Spook" Dowler was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary in 1935 and at the University of Akron in 1939 and 1940, compiling a career college football record of 10–13–5. Dowler also coached the William & Mary men's basketball team from 1934 to 1937[2] and the Akron Zips men's basketball team in 1939–40, tallying a career college basketball mark of 30–43. Dowler played football, basketball, and baseball at Colgate University.
Coaching career
William & Mary had not yet joined an athletic conference during Dowler's first two seasons as head basketball coach, but for his third and final season, the Tribe had become a member of the Southern Conference. Dowler holds the dubious distinction of being the only men's basketball coach in school history to guide his team to a winless season. The Tribe went 0–13 in conference play and 0–18 overall during the 1936–37 season. Dowler went 21–29 over his three years at William & Mary.[2] He finished his one-year stint as basketball coach at Akron with a 9–14 record.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| William & Mary Indians (Virginia Conference) (1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | William & Mary | 3–4–3 | 1–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| William & Mary: | 3–4–3 | ||||||||
| Akron Zippers (Independent) (1939–1940) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Akron | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1940 | Akron | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| Akron: | 7–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–13–5 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08. Accessed March 24, 2008.
External links
- Template:CFBCR
- Thomas Dowler at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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