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Rod Dowhower
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Rod Dowhower has been a coveted NFL assistant coach for most of his career, but he hasn’t been a success as a head coach.
Dowhower lost 13 consecutive games to begin the 1986 season as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. He also coached Vanderbilt in 1995 and 1996. His combined career head coaching record is 14-47-1.
Dowhower also has coached for the St. Louis Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles as an assistant in addition to college stops at Boise State, UCLA and San Diego State as an offensive coordinator.
| Coaching History | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive Coordinator | Philadelphia Eages | 1999-2001 |
| Quarterbacks | New York Giants | 1997-1998 |
| Head Coach | Vanderbilt | 1995-1996 |
| Quarterbacks | Cleveland Browns | 1994 |
| Quarterbacks | Washington Redskins | 1990-1993 |
| Offensive Coordinator | Atlanta Falcons | 1987-1989 |
| Head Coach | Indianapolis Colts | 1985-1986 |
| Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | St. Louis Cardinals | 1983-1984 |
| Receivers | Denver Broncos | 1981-1982 |
| Offensive Coordinator | Denver Broncos | 1980 |
| Head Coach | Stanford | 1979 |
| Receivers | Stanford | 1977-1978 |
| Offensive Coordinator | Boise State | 1976 |
| Offensive Coordinator | UCLA | 1974-1975 |
| Receivers | St. Louis Cardinals | 1973 |
| Offensive Coordinator | San Diego State | 1968-1972 |
| Quarterbacks/Receivers | San Diego State | 1967 |
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
