Rod Dowhower

Rod Dowhower
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1943-04-15) April 15, 1943 Ord, Nebraska
Playing career
Position(s)	Quarterback
Head coaching record
Overall	9–23–1 (college) 5–24 (NFL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships * Super Bowl champion (XXVI)

Rodney Douglas Dowhower (born April 15, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University in 1979 and at Vanderbilt University from 1995 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 9–23–1. Dowhower was also the coach of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts in 1985 and 1986, where he tallied a record of 5–24. He was fired after losing 13 straight games to begin the 1986 season.

Dowhower attended San Diego State University where he played football. He served as an assistant coach at San Diego State, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Boise State University. Dowhower was also an assistant coach for a number of NFL teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stanford Cardinals (Pacific-10 Conference) (1979)
1979	Stanford	5–5–1	3–3–1	6th
Stanford:		5–5–1	3–3–1
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (1995–1996)
1995	Vanderbilt	2–9	1–7	6th (Eastern)
1996	Vanderbilt	2–9	0–8	6th (Eastern)
Vanderbilt:		4–18	1–15
Total:		9–23–1
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

NFL

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
IND	1985	5	11	0	.313	4th in AFC East	–	–	–	–
IND	1986	0	13	0	.000	5th in AFC East	–	–	–	–
IND total		5	24	0	.172		–	–	–
Total		5	24	0	.172

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Dowhower who became college or NFL head coaches:

• Brad Childress: Minnesota Vikings (2006–2010)
• Ken Whisenhunt: Arizona Cardinals (2007–2012), Tennessee Titans (2014–2015)
• Woody Widenhofer: Vanderbilt (1997–2001)

References

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