Jeff Bower

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Jeff Bower
Date of birth May 28, 1953
Sport Football
College Southern Miss
Title Head Coach
Record with Team 103-72-1
Overall Record 103-72-1
Awards 1990s Conference USA Coach of the Decade
3 Time Conference USA Coach of the Year
Championships
  won		 4 Conference USA Championships.
1 East Division Conference Champion.
Coaching Stats College Football DataWarehouse
School as a player
1971
1972-75		 Georgia
Southern Miss
Position Quarterback
Schools as a coach
1990-Present Southern Miss

Jeff Bower (b. May 28, 1953) is an American football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. He assumed the role of head coach at Southern Miss on December 2, 1990. Bower's teams are characterized by toughness and discipline, and solid defensive play. Under his tutelage, the Golden Eagles have put together a continuing streak of thirteen straight winning seasons, one of the longest such streaks in college football.

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[edit] High school

Jeff Bower grew up in Roswell, Georgia where he attended Roswell High School. He led the football team to two state championships and became an eventual prep All-American, one of the school's first. He also started for two State Champion Football teams and one State Champion Basketball squad. He was named Class AAA Player of the year and played in the State All-Star game.

[edit] College

Bower started his career at the University of Georgia before transferring to Southern Miss. He started as quarterback in 1973. His career records from 1973-75 are still in the top 5 for many of the School's passing statistics, including #3 all time in Passing percentage.

[edit] Assistant coach

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles Head Football Coaches
Slay • Williams • Dillie • Anderson • O’Mara • Austin • Bobo • Saunders • Lumpkin • Hubert • Green • Vann • Underwood • Collins • Carmody • Hallman • Bower
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