| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1916-12-16)December 16, 1916 Littlefield, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2003(2003-03-24) (aged 86) Orange, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1937 | West Texas A&M |
| 1938–1940 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948–1965 | New Haven State / Southern Connecticut State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1948–1975 | New Haven State / Southern Connecticut State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–41–6 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1EFC (1965) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 (profile) | |
Jess Elwood "Woody" Dow (December 16, 1916 – March 24, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at West Texas State College—now West Texas A&M University—and then professionally with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Dow served as the head football coach at Southern Connecticut State University—then known as New Haven State Teachers College and Southern Connecticut State College—from 1948 to 1965, compiling a record of 107–41–6. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.
Dow also coached basketball, baseball, and golf at Southern Connecticut State and was the school's athletic director from 1948 to 1975. He died on March 24, 2003, at his home in Orange, Connecticut.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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| New Haven State Owls (NAIA independent) (1948–1957) | |||||||||
| 1948 | New Haven State | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | New Haven State | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1950 | New Haven State | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | New Haven State | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | New Haven State | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | New Haven State | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | New Haven State | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1955 | New Haven State | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1956 | New Haven State | 9–0 | |||||||
| 1957 | New Haven State | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| New Haven State / Southern Connecticut State Owls (NCAA College Division independent) (1958–1964) | |||||||||
| 1958 | New Haven State | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1959 | Southern Connecticut State | 8–2 | NAIA Semifinal | 8 | |||||
| 1960 | Southern Connecticut State | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1961 | Southern Connecticut State | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1962 | Southern Connecticut State | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1963 | Southern Connecticut State | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1964 | Southern Connecticut State | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| New Haven State / Southern Connecticut State Owls (Eastern Football Conference) (1965) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Southern Connecticut State | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| New Haven State / Southern Connecticut State: | 107–41–6 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 107–41–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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