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American football player, coach, politician, and publisher (1865–1927)

W. C. Dowd
Biographical details
Born	(1865-03-21)March 21, 1865 Moore County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 23, 1927(1927-09-23) (aged 62) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1888	Wake Forest

Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1888	Wake Forest

Head coaching record
Overall	1–0

William Carey Dowd Sr. (March 21, 1865 – September 23, 1927) was an American college football player and coach, politician, and publisher. He served as the first head football coach at Wake Forest University, coaching the team for one game in 1888. Dowd later became a Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and established a newspaper, The Charlotte News.

Dowd was born on March 21, 1865, in Moore County, North Carolina. He died on September 23, 1927, at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Wake Forest Baptists (Independent) (1888)
1888	Wake Forest	1–0
Wake Forest:		1–0
Total:		1–0

v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons starting quarterbacks
W. C. Dowd (1888) Carroll Blackerby (1948–1949) Ed Kissell (1950–1951) Sonny George (1952) Joe White (1953) Nick Consoles (1954–1955) Charlie Carpenter (1956) Jim Dalrymple (1957) Norm Snead (1958–1960) Chuck Reiley (1961) John Mackovic (1962–1964) Karl Sweetan (1963) Jon Wilson (1965) Ken Erickson (1966) Freddie Summers (1967–1968) Larry Russell (1969–1971) Andy Carlton (1972–1973) Mike McGlamry (1974–1977) Jerry McManus (1975) David Webber (1978) Jay Venuto (1979–1980) Gary Schofield (1981–1983) Foy White (1984–1985) Mike Elkins (1986–1988) Phil Barnhill (1989–1990) Keith West (1991–1992) Jimmy Kemp (1993) Rusty LaRue (1994–1995) Brian Kuklick (1996–1998) Ben Sankey (1999) C.J. Leak (2000) Anthony Young (2000–2001) James MacPherson (2000–2002) Cory Randolph (2003–2005) Ben Mauk (2004–2006) Riley Skinner (2006–2009) Brett Hodges (2007) Ted Stachitas (2010) Tanner Price (2010–2013) John Wolford (2014–2017) Kendall Hinton (2015–2017) Kyle Kearns (2016) Sam Hartman (2018–2022) Jamie Newman (2018–2019) Mitch Griffis (2022–2023) Santino Marucci (2023) Michael Kern (2023–2024) Hank Bachmeier (2024)

v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons head football coaches
W. C. Dowd & W. C. Riddick (1888) W. C. Riddick (1889) No team (1890) E. Walter Sikes (1891–1893) No team (1894) No coach (1895) No team (1896–1907) A. P. Hall Jr. (1908) A. T. Myers (1909) Reddy Rowe (1910) Frank Thompson (1911–1913) Wilbur C. Smith (1914–1915) G. M. Billings (1916) E. T. MacDonnell (1917) Harry Rabenhorst (1918–1919) James L. White (1920–1921) George Levene (1922) Hank Garrity (1923–1925) James A. Baldwin (1926–1927) Stan Cofall (1928) Pat Miller (1929–1932) Jim Weaver (1933–1936) Peahead Walker (1937–1950) Tom Rogers (1951–1955) Paul Amen (1956–1959) Bill Hildebrand (1960–1963) Bill Tate (1964–1968) Cal Stoll (1969–1971) Tom Harper (1972) Chuck Mills (1973–1977) John Mackovic (1978–1980) Al Groh (1981–1986) Bill Dooley (1987–1992) Jim Caldwell (1993–2000) Jim Grobe (2001–2013) Dave Clawson (2014–2024) Jake Dickert (2025– )

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