Bill Bowes (American football)

Bill Bowes
Biographical details
Born (1943-10-17) October 17, 1943 (age 80)
Blanchard, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1964Penn State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965Penn State (assistant freshmen)
1966–1967New Hampshire (OL)
1968–1971Boston College (OL)
1972–1998New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall175–106–5
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
0–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Yankee (1975–1976, 1991, 1994)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2016 (profile)

Bill Bowes (born October 17, 1943) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire for 27 seasons, from 1972 to 1998, compiling a record of 175–106–5.[1] Bowes is the longest-tenured and all-time winningest head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats football team. His teams won four Yankee Conference championships and two divisional championships. Bowes played college football at Pennsylvania State University, lettering for the Nittany Lions from 1962 to 1964.

  1. ^ "After 27 Seasons, Bowes Calls It Quits". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. Associated Press. April 23, 1999. p. 16. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.