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November 19, 2007

URI fires Stowers

BY MIKE SZOSTAK
Journal Sports Writer

The University of Rhode Island has fired football coach Tim Stowers after an eight-year tenure that produced one winning season in 2001. His overall record at URI was 33-57. His last game was a 35-30 victory over Northeastern last Saturday.

Stowers has one year remaining on his contract. He earned $196,027 in 2006.

"I have been informed that I will no longer be the coach of the University of Rhode Island football team," Stowers said early this afternoon.

The director of athletics, Thorr Bjorn, was in a meeting, and other administrators were unavailable for comment. Stowers received the word this morning.

Several weeks ago, Bjorn said he would discuss Stowers' fate after the season. The Rams lost seven of their first eight games this year but won two of their last three, including a 12-6 upset of third-ranked Massachusetts on Nov. 3.

"Obviously, we had one winning season," Stowers said. "Even though we had a difficult schedule -- we played six playoffs teams and one I-A team -- you never know. They just wanted to ake a decision for the future of the program, and I respect their opinion."

Stowers came to URI in 2000 after two years as an assistant coach at Temple. He was head coach at Georgia Southern for six years, winning the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 1990. His career record as a head coach is 84-80.

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