Red Dawson
 Dawson pictured in The 1954 Owl, Pittsburgh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1906 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1983 (aged 76) Ocala, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1929–1931 | Tulane |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932–1935 | Minnesota (backfield) |
| 1936–1941 | Tulane |
| 1942 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1946–1949 | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
| 1950–1951 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1952–1954 | Pittsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–30–5 (college) 19–25–4 (AAFC) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SEC (1939) | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1931) | |
Lowell Potter "Red" Dawson (December 20, 1906 – June 10, 1983) was an
Tulane Green Wave at the collegiate level and the AAFC's Buffalo Bills at the professional level. He was a native of River Falls, Wisconsin.[1]
He learned the craft of football coaching at the
Baltimore Colts, though they ultimately lost the AAFC Championship Game to the Cleveland Browns
. Dawson's final win–loss record was 36–19–4 at Tulane, 9–11–1 at Pittsburgh, and 19–25–4 at Buffalo.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Green Wave (Southeastern Conference) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Tulane | 6–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1937 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1938 | Tulane | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | 19 | ||||
| 1939 | Tulane | 8–1–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | L Sugar | 5 | |||
| 1940 | Tulane | 5–5 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1941 | Tulane | 5–4 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| Tulane: | 36–19–4 | 17–13–3 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Panthers (Independent) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Pittsburgh | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Pittsburgh | 0–3 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh: | 9–11–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 45–30–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Professional
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BUF | 1946 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .250 | T-2nd in AAFC East | – | – | – | – |
| BUF | 1947 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .643 | 2nd in AAFC East | – | – | – | – |
| BUF | 1948 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 1st in AAFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Cleveland Browns in AAFC Championship. |
| BUF | 1949 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 3rd in AAFC | – | – | – | – |
| BUF Total | 19 | 25 | 4 | .438 | – | – | – | – | ||
| AAFC Total[2] | 19 | 25 | 4 | .438 | 1 | 1 | .500 | – | ||
| Total | 19 | 25 | 4 | .438 | 1 | 1 | .500 | – | ||
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