Butch Cowell

Butch Cowell
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born c. 1888
Died August 28, 1940
Dover, New Hampshire
Playing career
1910 Kansas
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914
1915–1936

Basketball
1916–1928

Baseball
1916
1919–1921
Haskell Institute (assistant)
New Hampshire


New Hampshire


New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall 87–69–24 (football)
119–54 (basketball)
17–25–2 (baseball)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Awards

William H. "Butch" Cowell (c. 1888 – August 28, 1940) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head coach of the University of New Hampshire's football team from 1915 to 1936, except in 1918 when no team was fielded due to World War I. UNH's home stadium, Cowell Stadium, is also named after him. As a football coach, he led his teams to an inordinate number of tie football games over his career with 24. In addition to coaching football, Cowell was also the head basketball coach, head baseball coach, and athletic director at New Hampshire. Cowell died on August 28, 1940 in Dover, New Hampshire at the age of 52.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank#
New Hampshire Wildcats (Independent) (1915–1936)
1915 New Hampshire 3–6–1
1916 New Hampshire 3–5–2
1917 New Hampshire 3–2–2
1918 no team — World War I
1919 New Hampshire 7–2
1920 New Hampshire 5–2–1
1921 New Hampshire 8–1–1
1922 New Hampshire 3–5–1
1923 New Hampshire 4–4–1
1924 New Hampshire 7–2
1925 New Hampshire 4–1–2
1926 New Hampshire 4–4
1927 New Hampshire 0–7–1
1928 New Hampshire 3–2–3
1929 New Hampshire 7–2 1st
1930 New Hampshire 5–2–1
1931 New Hampshire 7–2–1 1st
1932 New Hampshire 3–5–1
1933 New Hampshire 3–3–1
1934 New Hampshire 3–4–2
1935 New Hampshire 2–5–1
1936 New Hampshire 3–3–2
Total: 87–69–24
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl, or College Football Playoff (CFP) game.
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WILLIAM H. COWELL; Athletic Director at University of New Hampshire 23 Years". The New York Times. August 29, 1940. Retrieved February 23, 2011.