Dick Lowry (American football)

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Dick Lowry (American football) - Wikipedia

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Dick Lowry
Biographical details
Born	(1935-10-16)October 16, 1935
Died	October 29, 2024(2024-10-29) (aged 89)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1970	Berea-Midpark HS (MI)
1971–1973	Akron (offensive backfield)
1974–1979	Wayne State (MI)
1980–1996	Hillsdale

Head coaching record
Overall	172–75–3 (college)
Tournaments	6–4–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1985) 6 GLIAC (1974, 1980, 1982, 1985–1986, 1988) 1 MIFC (1992)
Awards
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1982)

Richard B. Lowry (October 16, 1935 – October 29, 2024) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1979 and at Hillsdale College from 1980 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 172–75–3.

Coaching career

Lowry was the head football coach at Berea-Midpark High School from 1963 to 1970. He was the offensive backfield coach for the Akron Zips football team from 1971 to 1973. Lowry served as the head football coach at Wayne State University for six years from 1974 to 1979, compiling a 38–21–1 record.

Lowry was the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1980 until 1996. His coaching record at Hillsdale was 134–52–2.^[1]

Personal life and death

Lowry attended Baldwin Wallace University and received a bachelor's degree in 1957. He also received a master's degree from Kent State University.^[2]^[3]

Lowry died on October 29, 2024, at the age of 89.^[4]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wayne State Tartars (NCAA Division II independent) (1974)
1974	Wayne State	7–3
Wayne State Tartars (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1975–1979)
1975	Wayne State	8–3	3–1	1st
1976	Wayne State	8–2	3–2	T–2nd
1977	Wayne State	7–3	3–2	2nd
1978	Wayne State	5–4	4–1	2nd
1979	Wayne State	3–5–1	3–1–1	2nd
Wayne State:		38–21–1	16–7–1
Hillsdale Chargers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1980–1989)
1980	Hillsdale	7–3	5–1	1st
1981	Hillsdale	10–2	5–1	2nd	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1982	Hillsdale	12–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1983	Hillsdale	8–2	4–2	T–2nd
1984	Hillsdale	6–4	3–3	4th
1985	Hillsdale	11–1–1	5–1	1st	T NAIA Division I Championship
1986	Hillsdale	10–2	5–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1987	Hillsdale	6–5	2–3	T–3rd
1988	Hillsdale	10–2	5–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1989	Hillsdale	6–4	3–2	T–2nd
Hillsdale Chargers (Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference) (1990–1996)
1990	Hillsdale	7–4	7–3	T–2nd
1991	Hillsdale	5–6	5–5	T–4th
1992	Hillsdale	9–2	8–2	T–1st
1993	Hillsdale	7–3–1	6–3–1	4th
1994	Hillsdale	7–4	7–3	3rd
1995	Hillsdale	7–4	7–3	T–3rd
1996	Hillsdale	6–5	6–4	5th
Hillsdale:		134–54–2	89–36–1
Total:		172–75–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
^ "Zips Name Grid Aide". The Akron Beacon Journal. January 26, 1971. p. B3.
^ "Tartars' Lowry to coach Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1979. p. 1D.
^ In Memoriam: Richard "Dick" Lowry, 1935–2024

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Herbert L. Smith (1955–1959)
Harold D. Willard (1960–1963)
Stanley Marshall (1964)
Vernon Gale (1965–1971)
Dave Hoover (1972–1973)
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David C. Farris (1981–1986)
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