Charlie Cowdrey
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| Charlie Cowdrey | ||
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| College | Southwestern College | |
| Sport | College football | |
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| Overall | 71-65-2 | |
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| 1966-1968 1977-1980 1983-1991 |
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Charlie Cowdrey was a football coach. Cowdrey has served as a head high school coach for nine years, head coach at Fort Scott Community College for three years, assistant coach at University of Missouri for eight years, head coach at Illinois State University for four years, assistant coach at Drake University for one year, and head coach at Southwestern College for nine years. His overall record as a head coach including high school coaching is 138 wins, 85 losses, 6 ties, and as a college head coach he has produced a record of 71 wins, 65 losses, and 2 ties.[1]
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[edit] Coaching History
[edit] Illinois State
Cowdrey was the 16th head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1977 until 1980. His overall coaching record at ISU was 12 wins, 31 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 11th at ISU in terms of total wins and 17th at ISU in terms of winning percentage.[2]
Charlie Cowdrey became perhaps the only football coach in NCAA history to be fired less than 24 hours after his team had scored a major upset.[3]
[edit] Southwestern College
From 1983 to 1991, he was the 23rd head coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas where he compiled a record of 59 wins and 34 losses with 1 tie, taking over the program from famed football coach Dennis Franchione. He held the position for nine season and became the 7th most successful coach at Southwestern College in terms of winning percentage (65.2%) and second in terms of total number of wins with 59.[4]
Cowdrey took his teams to two separate bowl games, coaching half of the post-season bowls in school history. Both appearances were in the Sunflower Bowl, and the team lost both times.
[edit] Personal life
Cowdrey received his Bachelor of Science from Northwest Missouri State University and a Master's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.[5]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Illinois State University official athletic site
- Southwestern College official football team site
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