Biographical details | |
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Born | Blanchard, Pennsylvania, U.S. | October 17, 1943
Playing career | |
1962–1964 | Penn State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965 | Penn State (assistant freshmen) |
1966–1967 | New Hampshire (OL) |
1968–1971 | Boston College (OL) |
1972–1998 | New Hampshire |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 175–106–5 |
Tournaments | 1–2 (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.