Edd Bowers

Edd William Bowers (September 4, 1922 – September 16, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1956 to 1959 and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1960 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–105–2.[2] Bowers was also the head men's basketball coach at Grinnell from 1973 to 1974.[3]

Edd Bowers
Biographical details
Born(1922-09-04)September 4, 1922
DiedSeptember 16, 2008(2008-09-16) (aged 86)
Grapevine, Texas
Playing career
Football
1940Grinnell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1953Mount Pleasant HS (IA)
1956–1959Iowa Wesleyan
1960–1978Grinnell
Basketball
1973–1974Grinnell
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956–1960Iowa Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall89–105–2 (college football)
4–16 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MCAC (1961–1962)

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1959)
1956 Iowa Wesleyan 5–45–34th
1957 Iowa Wesleyan 2–71–79th
1958 Iowa Wesleyan 6–36–23rd
1959 Iowa Wesleyan 5–45–34th
Iowa Wesleyan: 18–1817–15
Grinnell Pioneers (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1960–1978)
1960 Grinnell 4–44–45th
1961 Grinnell 6–26–2T–1st
1962 Grinnell 7–0–17–0–11st
1963 Grinnell 5–35–3T–3rd
1964 Grinnell 5–35–3T–4th
1965 Grinnell 6–26–22nd
1966 Grinnell 2–61–38th
1967 Grinnell 2–62–69th
1968 Grinnell 3–53–5T–6th
1969 Grinnell 6–36–3T–3rd
1970 Grinnell 5–44–45th
1971 Grinnell 2–71–7T–8th
1972 Grinnell 2–71–79th
1973 Grinnell 0–90–8810th
1974 Grinnell 3–62–56th
1975 Grinnell 4–53–56th
1976 Grinnell 3–50–56th (West)
1977 Grinnell 4–4–11–3–1T–4th (West)
1978 Grinnell 2–60–45th (Blue)
Grinnell: 71–87–257–79–2
Total:89–105–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Edd Bowers" (PDF). Grinnell College. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "Edd Bowers". Grinnell Pioneers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Men's Basketball Head Coach Career Records" (PDF). Grinnell Pioneers men's basketball. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
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