Dick Towers
Dick Towers went 3–7–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1973 at Southern Illinois. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 3–7–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 3–7–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Southern Illinois | 3–7–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 1–4–1 | 25% |
| At home | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 6 | 0–5–1 | 8% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 2–7–1 | 25% |
His own 11 games on file, 1973, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Akronseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Drakeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Xavierseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| East Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Indiana Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |
| Daytonseries | 1 | 0–1 |