| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1922 |
| Died | September 16, 2008 (aged 86) Grapevine, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940 | Grinnell |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1953 | Mount Pleasant HS (IA) |
| 1956–1959 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| 1960–1978 | Grinnell |
| Basketball | |
| 1973–1974 | Grinnell |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1956–1960 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 89–105–2 (college football) 4–16 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 MWC (1961–1962) | |
Edd William Bowers (September 4, 1922 – September 16, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1956 to 1959 and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1960 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–105–2.[2] Bowers was also the head men's basketball coach at Grinnell from 1973 to 1974.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Conference) (1956–1959) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Iowa Wesleyan | 2–7 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1958 | Iowa Wesleyan | 6–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 18–18 | 17–15 | |||||||
| Grinnell Pioneers (Midwest Conference) (1960–1978) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Grinnell | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1961 | Grinnell | 6–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1962 | Grinnell | 7–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Grinnell | 5–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Grinnell | 5–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | Grinnell | 6–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Grinnell | 2–6 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1967 | Grinnell | 2–6 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1968 | Grinnell | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1969 | Grinnell | 6–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1970 | Grinnell | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Grinnell | 2–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1972 | Grinnell | 2–7 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1973 | Grinnell | 0–9 | 0–8 | 810th | |||||
| 1974 | Grinnell | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1975 | Grinnell | 4–5 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Grinnell | 3–5 | 0–5 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1977 | Grinnell | 4–4–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 1978 | Grinnell | 2–6 | 0–4 | 5th (Blue) | |||||
| Grinnell: | 71–87–2 | 57–79–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 89–105–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||