Terry Bowden

Terry Bowden
Bobby Bowden and sons pictured in 1982. Terry Bowden is on the far right
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamDelhi Charter School (LA)
Biographical details
Born (1956-02-25) February 25, 1956 (age 68)
Douglas, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1977–1978West Virginia
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982Florida State (GA)
1983–1985Salem
1986Akron (QB)
1987–1992Samford
1993–1998Auburn
2009–2011North Alabama
2012–2018Akron
2019–2020Clemson (GA)
2021–2023Louisiana–Monroe
2024–presentDelhi Charter School (LA) (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall185–140–2
Bowls3–2
Tournaments2–2 (NCAA D-IAA playoffs)
2–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 WVIAC (1984, 1985)
2 SEC Western Division Titles (*1993,1997)
1 Gulf South (2009)
1 MAC East Division (2017)
Awards
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)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2009)

Terry Wilson Bowden (/ˈbdən/; born February 24, 1956) is an American college football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a position he held until the conclusion of the 2023 season. Bowden was the head football coach at Salem University (1983–1985), Samford University (1987–1992), Auburn University (1993–1998), the University of North Alabama (2009–2011), and the University of Akron (2012–2018). He 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.