Vic Rowen

Victor Rowen (July 24, 1919 – January 14, 2013) was an American football, basketball. and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Defiance College from 1951 to 1953 and at San Francisco State University from 1961 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 132–173–10. His tenure of 28 years as head coach San Francisco State spanned over half of the length of time college football was played at the school. Rowen was also the head basketball coach at Defiance from 1951 to 1954 at and San Francisco State for a season in 1957–58, tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–34.

Vic Rowen
Biographical details
Born(1919-07-24)July 24, 1919
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJanuary 14, 2013(2013-01-14) (aged 93)
Chico, California
Playing career
Football
1940sLong Island
Position(s)Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Thomas Jefferson HS (NY)
1951–1953Defiance
1954–1960San Francisco State (assistant)
1961–1989San Francisco State
Basketball
1951–1954Defiance
1957–1958San Francisco State
Baseball
1952–1954Defiance
Head coaching record
Overall131–174–10 (college football)
54–34 (college basketball)
15–21 (college baseball)
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Mid-Ohio (1953)
5 Far Western (1961–1963, 1965, 1967)

Early years

Born Brooklyn, New York, Rowen played college football at Long Island University, and later went on to earn a doctorate in physical education from Columbia University. Rowen got his start as a college coach at Ohio's Defiance College in 1951. He joined San Francisco State as an assistant coach in 1954 under Joe Verducci, until becoming head coach in 1961.[1]

San Francisco State

In Rowen's first years with the program, San Francisco State was a west-coast small college football powerhouse, winning eight Far Western Conference titles before 1967. This early success lead his team to attract a great deal of football talent to the university and San Francisco State was well known for its football during this time. All of that changed during the student strike of 1968, which crippled football at SFSU.

San Francisco State did not have a winning season between 1973 and when the program was cancelled in 1995. While noted for producing outstanding players and coaches who would go on to win with other programs, San Francisco State football under Rowen’s later years was not as successful as other Division II college football teams.

Rowen was also the president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1986.

Family

Rowen's son, Keith Rowen, coached in the National Football League (NFL) with various teams for over 25 years.

Death

Rowen died January 14, 2013, aged 93.[2]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Defiance Yellow Jackets (Mid-Ohio League) (1951–1953)
1951 Defiance 0–60–56th
1952 Defiance 4–42–34th
1953 Defiance 8–04–01st
Defiance: 12–106–8
San Francisco State Gators (Far Western Conference / Northern California Athletic Conference) (1961–1989)
1961 San Francisco State 8–24–1T–1st
1962 San Francisco State 6–2–13–1–11st
1963 San Francisco State 6–2–13–1–1T–1st
1964 San Francisco State 6–3–13–1–13rd
1965 San Francisco State 8–25–01st
1966 San Francisco State 7–35–12nd
1967 San Francisco State 9–26–01stL Camellia
1968 San Francisco State 5–53–3T–3rd
1969 San Francisco State 3–71–45th
1970 San Francisco State 0–9–10–56th
1971 San Francisco State 5–62–46th
1972 San Francisco State 3–81–4T–5th
1973 San Francisco State 7–2–13–2T–3rd
1974 San Francisco State 5–62–3T–2nd
1975 San Francisco State 4–4–12–3T–3rd
1976 San Francisco State 4–72–3T–3rd
1977 San Francisco State 5–52–34th
1978 San Francisco State 1–90–56th
1979 San Francisco State 3–71–4T–5th
1980 San Francisco State 3–6–11–4T–5th
1981 San Francisco State 3–70–56th
1982 San Francisco State 4–62–34th
1983 San Francisco State 2–81–56th
1984 San Francisco State 2–7–12–3–1T–4th
1985 San Francisco State 3–6–12–34th
1986 San Francisco State 2–91–45th
1987 San Francisco State 1–8–10–4–16th
1988 San Francisco State 1–91–4T–5th
1989 San Francisco State 3–70–56th
San Francisco State: 119–164–1058–88–5
Total:131–174–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. Sullivan, Pat (June 10, 2001). "Where Are They Now? / Vic Rowen / A dedicated Gator / Longtime coach also served as a father figure". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. "Football coach Vic Rowen dies at 93". sfgate.com. January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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