Alan O. Gowans (January 28, 1899 – June 14, 1965) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1926 to 1928 and Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1930 to 1936.[1] Gowans was also the head basketball coach at Macalester in 1936–37.[2]

Gowans was a native of Emmetsburg, Iowa. He earned a master's degree at the University of Minnesota. After leaving Macalester, Gowans coached football at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. He died of cancer on June 14, 1965, in Minneapolis.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Des Moines Tigers (North Central Conference) (1926)
1926 Des Moines 2–7 1–4 7th
Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1927–1928)
1927 Des Moines 4–6–1
1928 Des Moines 4–4–1
Des Moines: 10–17–2 1–4
Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1936)
1930 Macalester 5–2 3–2 T–3rd
1931 Macalester 4–2–1 2–2–1 5th
1932 Macalester 1–4–1 1–3–1 7th
1933 Macalester 1–5 1–4 8th
1934 Macalester 1–5–1 1–3–1 7th
1935 Macalester 1–5–1 0–3–1 T–6th
1936 Macalester 1–6 1–4 T–7th
Macalester: 14–29–4 9–21–4
Total: 24–46–6

References

  1. ^ "Alan Gowans". Cornell Rams. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gowans leads Mac to Hoops Crown". The Concordian. March 18, 1937. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Gowans Services Thursday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. June 16, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gowans_(American_football)
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