Jeff Bowden
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Jeff Bowden is an American college football
coach
at the University of North Alabama. He currently serves as receivers coach on his brother Terry's
staff. Before that he served as the offensive coordinator
for the Florida State Seminoles
under his father and head coach
Bobby Bowden
. He resigned from that position on November 14, 2006, following a shutout loss to Wake Forest University
three days earlier. He has also been a wide receiver
s coach and coached at Salem College
, Samford University
and Southern Mississippi
. Bowden played wide receiver at Florida State from 1980 until 1983.
was the head coach. After two years, he was promoted to the position of offensive coordinator. He then returned to FSU, his alma mater
, for a season as a graduate assistant coach. In 1987, he began a four year stint as offensive coordinator at Samford University. Bowden then moved up to the Division I-A level as wide receivers coach at Southern Mississippi for three years before being hired by his father at Florida State in 1994 as wide receivers coach. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2001 when Mark Richt
departed for the head coaching position at Georgia
.
Jeff Bowden's choice as offensive coordinator was often criticized as nepotism
. The offense struggled during the younger Bowden's career and after years of frustration the Noles were shut out at home by Wake Forest. Days later, a deal was struck for Jeff Bowden to step down. As a part of Jeff Bowden's agreement with Florida State and Seminole Boosters, Inc. (the Florida State athletic booster organization), he will receive an $107,500 annually, or $537,000 total, through August 2012 from the Booster club.
College football
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coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
at the University of North Alabama. He currently serves as receivers coach on his brother Terry's
Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden is an American football coach at the University of North Alabama. Bowden was previously the head coach at Salem University , Samford University , and Auburn University . Bowden is the son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden...
staff. Before that he served as the offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
for the Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
under his father and head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden
Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...
. He resigned from that position on November 14, 2006, following a shutout loss to Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
three days earlier. He has also been a wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
s coach and coached at Salem College
Salem International University
Salem International University is an American private university located in Salem, West Virginia, in the United States...
, Samford University
Samford University
Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....
and Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi, informally known as Southern Miss, is a large public research university located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. It is situated north of Gulfport, Mississippi and northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana...
. Bowden played wide receiver at Florida State from 1980 until 1983.
Coaching career
Bowden started to coach immediately after he graduated when he was hired as the wide receivers coach at Salem College in 1983, where his brother Terry BowdenTerry Bowden
Terry Bowden is an American football coach at the University of North Alabama. Bowden was previously the head coach at Salem University , Samford University , and Auburn University . Bowden is the son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden...
was the head coach. After two years, he was promoted to the position of offensive coordinator. He then returned to FSU, his alma mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
, for a season as a graduate assistant coach. In 1987, he began a four year stint as offensive coordinator at Samford University. Bowden then moved up to the Division I-A level as wide receivers coach at Southern Mississippi for three years before being hired by his father at Florida State in 1994 as wide receivers coach. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2001 when Mark Richt
Mark Richt
Mark Richt is the head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. His previous affiliations include fourteen years at Florida State University, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and one year as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University.-Early...
departed for the head coaching position at Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference...
.
Jeff Bowden's choice as offensive coordinator was often criticized as nepotism
Nepotism
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis , from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended....
. The offense struggled during the younger Bowden's career and after years of frustration the Noles were shut out at home by Wake Forest. Days later, a deal was struck for Jeff Bowden to step down. As a part of Jeff Bowden's agreement with Florida State and Seminole Boosters, Inc. (the Florida State athletic booster organization), he will receive an $107,500 annually, or $537,000 total, through August 2012 from the Booster club.