- Hector Cowan
College coach infobox
Name = Hector W. Cowan
Caption =
DateOfBirth =July 12 ,1863
Birthplace =Hobart, New York
DateOfDeath =October 19 ,1941
Deathplace=Stamford, New York
Sport =College football
College =University of Kansas
Title =
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 16-8-1
Awards =
CFbDWID = 459
Player = trigger
Years =
Team =Princeton University
Position =Offensive Tackle
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears =1894 -1896 1888
CoachTeams = Kansas
North Carolina
FootballHOF = 88002Hector W. Cowan (
July 12 ,1863 -October 19 ,1941 ) was the fourth head football coach for the University of Kansas Jayhawks located inLawrence, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from1894 until1896 . His overall coaching record at Kansas was 15 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie. As of 2the completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 14th at Kansas in terms of total wins and ninth at Kansas in terms of winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/coaching_records.php Kansas Coaching Records ] ]Before coaching at Kansas, he was the head coach at North Carolina for two games in their inaugural season of
1888 . [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=459&year=1888 Coaching Records Game by Game ] ]Cowan was elected to the
College Football Hall of Fame in1951 .References
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