| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1919 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 2013 (aged 93) Chico, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940s | Long Island |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1948 | Thomas Jefferson HS (NY) |
| 1951–1953 | Defiance |
| 1954–1960 | San Francisco State (assistant) |
| 1961–1989 | San Francisco State |
| Basketball | |
| 1951–1954 | Defiance |
| 1957–1958 | San Francisco State |
| Baseball | |
| 1952–1954 | Defiance |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 131–174–10 (college football) 54–34 (college basketball) 15–21 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Mid-Ohio (1953) 5 Far Western (1961–1963, 1965, 1967) | |
Victor Rowen (July 24, 1919 – January 14, 2013) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Defiance College from 1951 to 1953 and at San Francisco State University from 1961 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 132–173–10. His tenure of 28 years as head coach San Francisco State spanned over half of the length of time college football was played at the school. Rowen was also the head basketball coach at Defiance from 1951 to 1954 at and San Francisco State for a season in 1957–58, tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–34.