Ron Dowhower
Ron Dowhower went 9–23–1 as a head coach, 1979–1996, at Stanford and Vanderbilt. Share
- Record
- 9–23–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 5–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Stanford | 5–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1980–94: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1995 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
| 1996 | Vanderbilt | 2–9 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Ken MargerumConsensus All‑American, 1979
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 0–10–1 | 5% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–5–1 | 8% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 3–9–1 | 27% |
| Conference games | 23 | 4–18–1 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 3–8–1 | 29% |
| At home | 19 | 7–12 | 37% |
| On the road | 14 | 2–11–1 | 18% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 7–6 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 2–17–1 | 13% |
His own 33 games on file, 1979–1996, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Floridaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Georgiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Ole Missseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Alabamaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | San Diego State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1967 | San Diego State | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1968–72 | San Diego State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals NFL | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1974–75 | UCLA | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1976 | Boise State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–78 | Stanford | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1979 | Stanford | Head coach | |
| 1980 | Denver Broncos NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1981–82 | Denver Broncos NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Cardinals NFL | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1985–86 | Indianapolis Colts NFL | Head coach | |
| 1987–89 | Atlanta Falcons NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1990–92 | Washington Redskins NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1993 | Washington Redskins NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1994 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1995–96 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1997–98 | New York Giants NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1999–2001 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Don CoryellSan Diego State, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dick VermeilUCLA
- Jim CrinerBoise State
- Bill WalshStanford
- Marion CampbellAtlanta Falcons
- Bill BelichickCleveland Browns
- Jim FasselNew York Giants
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim FasselUtah, New York Giants, Las Vegas Locomotives
- Tom LovatUtah
- Brad ChildressMinnesota Vikings
- Rick VenturiNorthwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints
- Woody WidenhoferMissouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Coryell | San Diego State | 1966–72 | 1966: graduate assistant; 1967: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; 1968–72: offensive coordinator | |
| Don Coryell | St. Louis Cardinals NFL | 1973 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Dick Vermeil | UCLA | 1974–75 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Jim Criner | Boise State | 1976 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Walsh | Stanford | 1977–78 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Marion Campbell | Atlanta Falcons NFL | 1987–89 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns NFL | 1994 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Jim Fassel | New York Giants NFL | 1997–98 | Quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Fassel | Stanford, 1979: wide receivers and running backs coach | Utah, New York Giants, Las Vegas Locomotives | |
| Tom Lovat | Stanford, 1979: offensive line coach; Indianapolis Colts, 1985–86: offensive line coach | Utah | |
| Brad Childress | Indianapolis Colts, 1985: quarterbacks coach | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Rick Venturi | Indianapolis Colts, 1985–86: linebackers coach | Northwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints | |
| Woody Widenhofer | Vanderbilt, 1995–96: defensive coordinator | Missouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Hill | Indianapolis Colts, 1985–86: defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Sidwell | Indianapolis Colts, 1985: defensive line coach | |
| Norm Parker | Vanderbilt, 1995–96: linebackers coach | |
| Rennie Simmons | Vanderbilt, 1995: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.