Rod Dowhower

Rod Dowhower (born April 15, 1943 in Ord, Nebraska) was the head coach for the Stanford University Cardinal football team in 1979. His record there stands at 5-5-1. Dowhower was head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 1985 and 1986. His Colts finished 5-11 in 1985 and were 0-13 in 1986 before he was fired with three games remaining in the season. From 1995 to 1996, he served as the head coach at Vanderbilt, compiling a 4-18 record. He attended San Diego State University where he played football. He also served as an assistant coach at UCLA, Boise State, and San Diego State.

[edit] References

Preceded by Bill Walsh	Stanford University Head Football Coach 1979	Succeeded by Paul Wiggin
Preceded by Frank Kush	Indianapolis Colts Head Coaches 1985–1986	Succeeded by Ron Meyer

v • d • e Stanford Indians/Cardinal Head Football Coaches

Camp • Bliss • Cross • Brooke • Chamberlain • Yost • Fickert • Clemans • Lanagan • Evans • Powell • Van Gent • Kerr • Warner • Thornhill • Shaughnessy • Schwartz • Taylor • Curtice • Ralston • Christiansen • Walsh • Dowhower • Wiggin • Elway • Green • Walsh • Willingham • Teevens • Harris • Harbaugh

v • d • e Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Head Coaches

Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy

v • d • e

v • d • e Vanderbilt Commodores Head Football Coaches

Jones • W. J. Keller • Thornton • C. L. Upton • R. G. Acton • J. L. Crane • W. H. Watkins • J. H. Henry • McGugin • Morrison • Sanders • E. H. Alley • Bartling • Edwards • Guepe • Green • Pace • Sloan • Pancoast • MacIntyre • Brown • DiNardo • Dowhower • Widenhofer • Johnson