[1] On the gridiron the senior was selected a first-team back on the Associated Press's Michigan Class B All-State Team at the end of the 1951 season.

After spending the 1952 season on the freshman football team, Lowe was promoted to the varsity in the fall of 1953, where he was regarded as a top prospect by head coach Biggie Munn and his staff.

[3] A summertime knee injury had fallen the team's anticipated starting tailback, Bernie Raterink, for the season, opening a spot for Lowe.

"[3] Lowe spent the 1953 season on the Spartans as a reserve, playing behind star left halfback Leroy Bolden.

[4] Michigan State would lose only once on the year, finishing with a #3 national ranking and earning a trip to the 1954 Rose Bowl.