List of Southwestern Moundbuilders head football coaches

[7] After his work at the collegiate level as a professor and coach, he moved to Ritzville, Washington near his family and took up farming.

[10] The 12th head coach was Fred Dittman, who also served in World War II with General Patton's Army and rose to the rank of captain.

[12] Hower also coached men's basketball at Southwestern and was the 13th person on record to hold that post.

[14] Hower served as the athletic director at Southwestern until his sudden death from complications from an automobile accident in 1972.

He remained active and an avid supporter of the program, playing in an alumni game and receiving a shoulder injury.