Charles G. Bowman is a former American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971 compiling a record of 40–8 and leading his teams to two NJCAA National Football Championships, in 1967 and 1969. Bowman was also the athletic director at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M from 1967 to 1972.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958 | Shawnee HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1959–1963 | Tulsa Central HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1964–1966 | McLain HS (OK) |
| 1967–1971 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1964–1967 | McLain HS (OK) |
| 1967–1972 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–8 (junior college football) 15–14–2 (high school football) |
| Bowls | 3–0 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NJCAA National (1967, 1969) 1 OJCC (1967) | |
Bowman attended Ponca City High School in Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he played football as a tackle. He then played college football at the University of Oklahoma as a center and linebacker under head coach Bud Wilkinson. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Oklahoma.[1]
Bowman began his coaching career in 1958 at Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma as an assistant coach under his brother, Dick Bowman. The next year, he moved onto Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma as an assistant football and wrestling coach.[2] He was also the head track coach at Tulsa Central before succeeding John Payne as head football coach and athletic director at Tulsa's McLain High School in 1964.[3] Bowman led McLain to a record of 15–14–2 in three seasons, from 1964 to 1966.[4] He was hired as head football coach at athletic director at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1967, succeeding Red Robertson.[1] Bowman resigned from his position at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1972 to take a job with Hilco Management Corporation, an owner and operator of apartment complexes and shopping malls in Dallas. He was succeeded as head football coach by Reuben Berry.[5]
Head coaching record
editJunior college football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen (Oklahoma Junior College Conference) (1967) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 9–1 | 2–0 | 1st | W Shrine Bowl | ||||
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen (Independent) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 10–0 | W Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1970 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 8–2 | W Green Country Bowl | ||||||
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: | 40–8 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Norse Hire Bowman". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. February 5, 1967. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chuck Bowman Is Named Grid Coach At Tulsa Central". The Ponca City News. Ponca City, Oklahoma. April 10, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tulsa McClain Picks Coach". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. United Press International. May 24, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bowman Leading Norse Candidate?". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 1967. p. 2C. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bowman Resigns as Norseman Coach". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. April 22, 1972. p. 30. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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