Milton Warren Jowers (July 12, 1914 – December 16, 1972) was an

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and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served two stints as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State University—now known as

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–from 1951 to 1953 and 1961 to 1964, compiling a record of 48–18–2. Jowers was also the head basketball coach at Southwest Texas State from 1946 to 1961, tallying a mark of 287–106. He was the

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at Southwest Texas State from 1961 until his death on December 16, 1972, in

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Head coaching record

College football

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