 Lowman pictured inThe Royal Purple 1913, Kansas State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1877-05-12)May 12, 1877 Griswold, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 1943(1943-09-14) (aged 66) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1905 | Springfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1907 | Warrensburg Teachers |
| 1909 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1910 | Alabama |
| 1911–1914 | Kansas State |
| 1918 | Wisconsin |
| Basketball | |
| 1907–1908 | Warrensburg Teachers |
| 1908–1910 | Missouri |
| 1911–1914 | Kansas State |
| 1916–1917 | Indiana |
| 1917–1920 | Wisconsin |
| Baseball | |
| 1907–1908 | Warrensburg Teachers |
| 1909–1910 | Missouri |
| 1911 | Alabama |
| 1912–1915 | Kansas State |
| 1918 | Wisconsin |
| 1921–1932 | Wisconsin |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1907–1908 | Warrensburg Teachers |
| 1910–1911 | Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–24–3 (football) 100–57 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1KCAC (1912) | |
Guy Sumner Lowman (May 1877 – September 14, 1943) was anAmerican football,basketball, andbaseball coach and a player of baseball. He served as the head football coach at Warrensburg Teachers College—now theUniversity of Central Missouri (1907), theUniversity of Alabama (1910),Kansas State University (1911–1914), and theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (1918). Lowman also coached basketball at Warrensburg Teachers College, now known as theUniversity of Central Missouri (1907–1908), theUniversity of Missouri, (1908–1910), Kansas State (1911–1914),Indiana University (1916), and Wisconsin (1917–1920) and baseball at Central Missouri State (1907–1908), Missouri (1909–1910), Alabama (1911), Kansas State (1912–1915), and Wisconsin (1918, 1921–1932).
Lowman graduated fromSpringfield College in 1905, where he lettered in baseball.
Following graduation, he began his career atWarrensburg Teachers College, coaching football, basketball, and baseball from 1907 to 1908. Subsequently, from 1908 to 1910, he coached baseball and basketball at theUniversity of Missouri, posting a 19–15 record in basketball and 20–11–1 record in baseball. In 1910, he moved to theUniversity of Alabama, where he coached thefootball team for one season, recording a 4–4 mark.
Leaving Alabama after one season, he moved toKansas State University, where he coached football (four seasons), basketball (three seasons), and baseball (four seasons) between 1911 and 1915. His basketball teams posted winning records each year he coached them. His best football season at Kansas State was 1912, when his squad posted an 8–2 record and won theKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference title.[1] He was fired after his 1914 football team recorded a 1–5–1 mark.
In 1916, Lowman moved toIndiana University, where he coached the basketball squad to a 13–6 record. From 1917 to 1920, he coached baseball and basketball at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. He also coached the Wisconsin football team for the 1918 season, posting a 3–3 mark. His 1917–18 basketball team posted a 14–3 record and won theBig Ten Conference title.
After his coaching career ended, Lowman remained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a professor, and served as chairman of the Physical Education Department there. He died on September 14, 1943, at the age of 66 after a long illness.[2] The baseball field at Wisconsin was named in his honor.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg Teachers()(1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Warrensburg Teachers | 7–2 | |||||||
| Warrensburg Teachers: | 7–2 | ||||||||
| Alabama Crimson Tide(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Alabama | 4–4 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Alabama: | 4–4 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Kansas State Aggies(Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1911–1912) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Kansas State | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Kansas State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Kansas State Aggies(Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference /Missouri Valley Conference)(1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Kansas State | 3–4–1 | 2–1–1 / 0–2 | 4th / 6th | |||||
| Kansas State Aggies(Missouri Valley Conference)(1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Kansas State | 1–5–1 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| Kansas State: | 17–15–3 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers(Big Ten Conference)(1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Wisconsin | 3–3 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
| Wisconsin: | 3–3 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–24–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||