Emmett Lowery

Emmett Lowery

Biographical details
Born	(1911-11-11)November 11, 1911 Oakland City, Indiana, U.S.
Died	(1975-12-19)December 19, 1975 (aged 63) Franklin, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University
Playing career
Football
1932–1933	Purdue
Basketball
1931–1934	Purdue
Position(s)	End (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935	Mankato State
1936–1941	River Falls State
Basketball
1937–1942	River Falls State
1947–1959	Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall	28–17–4 (football) 208–163 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football Northern Teachers Athletic Conference (1935) WSTCC Northern Division (1938)
Awards
Basketball First-team All-American—Helms (1934)

Emmett Preston Lowery Jr. (November 11, 1911 – December 19, 1975) was an American football and basketball coach. An Indiana native, he was a protege of Ward Lambert and college teammate of John Wooden. He also played football for Noble Kizer, winning a Big Ten title (1932). He served as the head football coach at Mankato State Teachers College—now known as Minnesota State University, Mankato—in 1935 and at River Falls State Teachers College—now known as the University of Wisconsin–River Falls–from 1936 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 28–17–4.

In 1947, he was hired by athletic director Robert Neyland to take over head basketball coaching duties at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, a position he held until 1959.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Mankato State Indians (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1935)
1935	Mankato State	5–2	4–0	T–1st
Mankato State:		5–2	4–0
River Falls State Falcons (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1936–1941)
1936	River Falls State	4–2–1	1–2–1	4th (Northern)
1937	River Falls State	4–2–2	1–2–1	T–3rd (Northern)
1938	River Falls State	6–1	4–0	1st (Northern)
1939	River Falls State	3–4	1–3	5th (Northern)
1940	River Falls State	4–3	2–2	3rd (Northern)
1941	River Falls State	2–3–2	1–2–1	4th (Northern)
River Falls State:		23–15–4	10–11–3
Total:		28–17–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
River Falls State Falcons (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1936–1942)
1936–37	River Falls State	9–6
1937–38	River Falls State	8–7
1938–39	River Falls State	7–8
1939–40	River Falls State	6–8
1940–41	River Falls State	6–10
1941–42	River Falls State	3–14
River Falls State:		39–53
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1947–1958)
1947–48	Tennessee	20–5	10–2	3rd
1948–49	Tennessee	19–7	8–3	3rd
1949–50	Tennessee	15–11	5–6	7th
1950–51	Tennessee	10–13	5–9	T–10th
1951–52	Tennessee	13–9	7–7	T–6th
1952–53	Tennessee	13–8	7–6	4th
1953–54	Tennessee	11–12	7–7	T–6th
1954–55	Tennessee	15–7	8–6	4th
1955–56	Tennessee	10–14	6–8	T–6th
1956–57	Tennessee	13–9	5–9	9th
1957–58	Tennessee	16–7	8–6	T–5th
1958–59	Tennessee	14–8	8–6	T–5th
Tennessee:		169–110	84–75
Total:		208–163

External links

• Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Emmett Lowery at Find a Grave