Tom Dowling
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| Tom Dowling | ||
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| Title | Retired Head coach | |
| College | Liberty University | |
| Sport | Football | |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1957-1960 | Georgetown (KY) | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1969-72 1973-76 1977-83 1985-1995 |
Georgetown (KY) Asst. Georgetown (KY) Liberty Cumberland (KY) |
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Tom Dowling is an American football coach best known for his stint as head coach of Liberty University in the 1970s and 1980s. A graduate of Georgetown College, Dowling coached for over 30 years on the collegiate level.
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[edit] Current position
Dowling currently is retired after most recently serving as commissioner of the Mid-South Conference from 1995 to 2002.[1]
[edit] Coaching history
Dowling began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Georgetown College. After four successful seasons he became the third head coach at Liberty Baptist College (now called Liberty University). He led the Flames in their transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II in 1981.[2]
After Liberty, he moved on to start the football program at Cumberland College (now called University of the Cumberlands) in his home state of Kentucky.[3]
[edit] Collegiate head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | NAIA# | |||
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| Georgetown (KY) Tigers (NAIA) (1973 – 1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Georgetown (KY) | ||||||||
| 1974 | Georgetown (KY) | 6-2 | 16 | ||||||
| 1975 | Georgetown (KY) | 17 | |||||||
| 1976 | Georgetown (KY) | 11 | |||||||
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| Liberty Flames (NAIA) (1977 – 1980) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Liberty | 3-7 | |||||||
| 1978 | Liberty | 4-5-1 | |||||||
| 1979 | Liberty | 9-1-1 | 18 | ||||||
| 1980 | Liberty | 7-3 | |||||||
| Liberty Flames (NCAA Division II Independent) (1981 – 1983) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Liberty | 1-9 | |||||||
| 1982 | Liberty | 7-4 | |||||||
| 1983 | Liberty | 2-9 | |||||||
| Liberty: | 33-38-2 | ||||||||
| Cumberland Indians (NAIA) (1985 – 1995) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Cumberland | 1-9 | |||||||
| 1986 | Cumberland | 3-7 | |||||||
| 1987 | Cumberland | 7-3 | |||||||
| 1988 | Cumberland | 10-1 | |||||||
| 1989 | Cumberland | 7-3 | |||||||
| 1990 | Cumberland | 7-2-1 | |||||||
| 1991 | Cumberland | 4-5 | |||||||
| 1992 | Cumberland | 3-7 | |||||||
| 1993 | Cumberland | 2-9 | |||||||
| 1994 | Cumberland | 5-5 | |||||||
| 1995 | Cumberland | 6-4 | |||||||
| Cumberland: | 55-55-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 88-93-3 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| Preceded by John Cartwright |
Liberty Flames Head Football Coach 1977—1983 |
Succeeded by Morgan Hout |
[edit] Playing history
Dowling played football for Georgetown College serving as co-captain of the 1960 team. He also won the KIAC championship in the shot put while competing foe the track team.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Georgetown College Hall of Fame Bio. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ Liberty Football History. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Liberty Coaching History. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Pikes Alpha Lambda Alumni Association Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
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