Milton Jowers
American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator
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Milton Warren Jowers (July 12, 1914 – December 16, 1972) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served two stints as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University–from 1951 to 1953 and 1961 to 1964, compiling a record of 48–18–2. Jowers was also the head basketball coach at Southwest Texas State from 1946 to 1961, tallying a mark of 287–106. He was the athletic director at Southwest Texas State from 1961 until his death on December 16, 1972, in Houston, Texas.[1]
BornJuly 12, 1914
McMahan, Texas, U.S.
McMahan, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1972 (aged 58)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Houston, Texas, U.S.
1933–1934Southwest Texas State
1932–1935Southwest Texas State
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1914 McMahan, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1972 (aged 58) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1935 | Southwest Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935 | Teague HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1939–1941 | San Marcos HS (TX) |
| 1951–1953 | Southwest Texas State |
| 1961–1964 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1936 | Teague HS (TX) |
| 1936–1939 | Shiner HS (TX) |
| 1939–1941 | San Marcos HS (TX) |
| 1946–1961 | Southwest Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1961–1972 | Southwest Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–18–2 (college football) 287–106 (college basketball) 29–3–1 (high school football) 223–20 (high school basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 LSC (1963) | |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Southwest Texas State | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Southwest Texas State | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Southwest Texas State | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1961–1964) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Southwest Texas State | 4–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Southwest Texas State | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Southwest Texas State | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Southwest Texas State | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Southwest Texas State: | 48–18–2 | 27–12–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 48–18–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
