During his sophomore and junior seasons he played defensive back, but in his senior year he was the team's starting quarterback.
The Longhorns were again Southwest Conference Champions, and lost to Penn State in the Cotton Bowl to finish the season ranked #12.
Immediately after the 1972 Cotton Bowl, Coach Royal told Lowry not to plan on playing baseball because he would be moving to quarterback and would need to focus on spring training.
He led the Longhorns to a 10–1 record, including wins over #4 Alabama and #17 Arkansas, with the only loss coming to #2 Oklahoma.
In his role as punter, he kicked an 82-yard punt against Baylor that year, tying the school record set by Jack Collins in 1959.
As a result, Lowry was named the Offensive Outstanding Player for the game and the Longhorns finished the season ranked #3 in the country.
He skipped the 1972 season to participate in spring football drills, missing his only chance to go to the College World Series.
[2] However, in April of that year, while playing baseball for the Longhorns, he noticed pain in his arm that wouldn't go away, numbness and blue fingertips.
After first suspecting nerve damage it was determined that he had blood clots, two in his right hand and in one in his elbow, so in May of that year, he ended his career without ever playing a down in the NFL.
It took place in a Wild Card game of the NFL Playoffs involving the Titans and Buffalo Bills on January 8, 2000.
Steve Christie, the Bills' kicker, had just kicked a 41-yard field goal to put Buffalo up 16–15 with only sixteen seconds remaining in the game.
[5] Starting in 2016, Lowry worked with Ravenwood High School's football team as a volunteer assistant.
[6] Lowry is a native of Miami, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife, Donna.