Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden, renowned as one of the brightest young minds in college football, joined ABC Sports
as the college football studio analyst in August of 1999, and has continued on to his own daily ESPN
Radio Show in Central Florida, weekly Coaches Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, analyst for the National
College Football Game of the Week on Westwood One Radio, as well as featured columnist for
Yahoo! Sports.com.
Bowden’s biggest accomplishments came while manning the sidelines at Auburn University from 1993
until 1998. While at Auburn, Bowden led the Tigers to an astounding 47-16-1 mark, as well as racking
up three post-season appearances (1995 Outback Bowl, 1996 Independence Bowl and the 1997 Peach Bowl).
In addition, Bowden became the first head coach in Division IA history to lead his squad to an
undefeated season in his first year at the school (1993). Bowden’s perfect season garnered
him numerous Coach of the Year awards, including the Walter Camp, Scripps Howard, Football News,
Toyota and the Paul “Bear” Bryant award presented by the Football Writers Association.
Prior to joining Auburn, Bowden served as head coach at Samford University from 1987-92.
While at the helm, Bowden compiled a 46-22-1 record and rejuvenated a Division III
non-scholarship program up to a title-contending Division I-AA program.
In 1986 Bowden was on board at Akron, where he coached the quarterbacks under former Notre Dame head coach Gerry Faust.
At the age of 26, in 1983, Bowden became the youngest head football coach in America
when he was hired by Salem College in Salem, West Virginia.
During the years from 1979-82, Bowden was a graduate assistant under his legendary father,
Bobby, at Florida State University.
In 1978 Bowden secured his first coaching position at his alma mater, West Virginia, as a graduate
assistant.
Before making the transition to the sidelines, Bowden donned the Mountaineers uniform,
earning two letters as a running back from 1977-78.
