Tommy Bowden
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| Tommy Bowden | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Clemson University | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 69-42 | |
| Born | July 10, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 87-46 | |
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| Championships | ||
| C-USA Champion (1998) | ||
| Awards | ||
| C-USA Coach of the Year (1998) ACC Coach of the Year (1999, 2003) FCA Football Coach of the Year (2006) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1973-76 | West Virginia | |
| Position | Wide receiver | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1977 1978-79 1980 1981-82 1983-84 1985-86 1987-89 1990 1991-96 1997-98 1999-Present |
West Virginia (GA) Florida State (DB) Auburn (RB) Florida State (TE) Duke (QB) Duke (OC) Alabama (WR) Kentucky (OC) Auburn (OC) Tulane Clemson |
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Tommy Bowden (born July 10, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama) is the head football coach at Clemson University. He is the son of Bobby Bowden, head coach at Florida State University. Bowden has never had a losing season at Clemson. He is a two-time ACC Coach of the Year. In the 2003 season he became the first coach in NCAA history to defeat two coaches with 200 or more wins in a one-month span, in Bobby Bowden and Lou Holtz. In November 2003 he beat his father's #3 ranked Florida State Seminoles, 26-10, at Death Valley, in a game nicknamed the Bowden Bowl.
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[edit] Playing career
Bowden walked on as a wide receiver for his father's West Virginia team in 1973. He played four years, his final senior season in 1976 under the elder Bowden's successor, Frank Cignetti.
[edit] Coaching career
Bowden previously was the head coach at Tulane, and an assistant at the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Duke University, the University of Kentucky, East Carolina University, and with his father at Florida State. His 1998 Tulane squad went 12-0 and achieved a top-10 final ranking in both polls. Bowden's Clemson teams have been to a bowl game every year he has been coaching there, except in 2004, when a brawl with rival South Carolina kept both teams from going to a bowl.
[edit] Personal
Bowden is married to the former Linda White and has two children, Ryan and Lauren. He is the son of FSU head coach Bobby Bowden. His brother Terry is a college football analyst and former coach.
[edit] Head coaching records
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Tulane Green Wave (Conference USA) (1997 – 1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Tulane | 7-4 | 5-1 | 2 | |||||
| 1998 | Tulane | 11-0 | 6-0 | 1 | |||||
| Tulane: | 18-4 | 11-1 | |||||||
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1999 — present) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Clemson | 6-6 | 5-3 | 2 | L 17-7 Peach Bowl | ||||
| 2000 | Clemson | 9-3 | 6-2 | 2 | L 41-20 Gator Bowl | ||||
| 2001 | Clemson | 7-5 | 4-4 | 4 (t) | W 49-24 Humanitarian Bowl | ||||
| 2002 | Clemson | 7-6 | 4-4 | 5 (t) | L 55-15 Tangerine Bowl | ||||
| 2003 | Clemson | 9-4 | 5-3 | 3 | W 27-14 Peach Bowl | ||||
| 2004 | Clemson | 6-5 | 4-4 | 6 (t) | Declined* | ||||
| 2005 | Clemson | 8-4 | 4-4 | 3 - Atlantic | W 19-10 Champs Sports Bowl | ||||
| 2006 | Clemson | 8-5 | 5-3 | 2 - Atlantic (t) | L 28-20 Music City Bowl | ||||
| 2007 | Clemson | 9-4 | 5-3 | 2 - Atlantic | L 23-20 Chick-fil-A Bowl | ||||
| Clemson: | 69-42 | 42-30 | |||||||
| Total: | 87-46 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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*Self-imposed punishment for team fight with South Carolina
[edit] Assistant coaching resume
| College | Years | Capacity | Bowl |
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| 1991-1996 | Auburn University | Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers | 1996 Outback Bowl, 1996 Independence Bowl |
| 1990 | University of Kentucky | Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers | None |
| 1987-1989 | University of Alabama | Wide Receivers | 1988 Sun Bowl, 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1990 Sugar Bowl |
| 1984-1986 | Duke University | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | None |
| 1981-1983 | Florida State | Tight Ends | 1982 Gator Bowl, 1983 Peach Bowl |
| 1980 | Auburn University | Running Backs | None |
| 1978-1979 | Florida State | Defensive Backs | 1980 Orange Bowl |
| 1977 | West Virginia University | Graduate Assistant | None |
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Buddy Teevens |
Tulane University Head Football Coach 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Chris Scelfo |
| Preceded by Tommy West |
Clemson University Head Football Coach 1998– |
Succeeded by Current |
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