Terry Bowden
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Akron |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 24–37 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 25, 1956 Douglas, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1978 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982 | Florida State (GA) |
| 1983–1985 | Salem |
| 1986 | Akron (QB) |
| 1987–1992 | Samford |
| 1993–1998 | Auburn |
| 2009–2011 | North Alabama |
| 2012–present | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 164–99–2 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA D-IAA playoffs) 2–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 WVIAC (1984, 1985) 1 SEC Western Division Title (1997) 1 Gulf South (2009) |
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| Awards | |
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Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1993) George Munger Award (1993) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993) Sporting News College Football COY (1993) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993) SEC Coach of the Year (1993) |
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Terry Wilson Bowden (born February 24, 1956) is the head football coach at the University of Akron. Bowden was previously head coach at Salem University (1983–1985), Samford University (1987–1992), Auburn University (1993–1998), and the University of North Alabama (2009–2011). Bowden is a son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden and a brother of Tommy Bowden, former head football coach at Clemson University, and Jeff Bowden, the former offensive coordinator at Florida State who serves as Terry's special teams coordinator at Akron.
Bowden attended and played football for West Virginia University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in accounting. His father, Bobby Bowden, was the Mountaineers' head coach until 1975, and Bowden lettered twice as a running back for his father's successor, Frank Cignetti, Sr. In addition to his post-graduate work at Oxford University in England, Bowden also received his Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law.
Terry Bowden began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Florida State before becoming the nation's youngest head coach at age 26 when he accepted the position at Salem College in 1983. While at Salem, he won two West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles. In 1986, Bowden left to be an assistant coach at The University of Akron for Gerry Faust. In 1987, Bowden became the head coach at Samford University, a school where his father played and coached. At Samford, Bowden directed the program's move from Division III football to Division I-AA scholarship football. In 1991, Bowden's Samford team reached the I-AA semifinals.
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