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College Football Studio Analyst
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. This year, after five years in the studio, he'll join Terry Gannon and Tim Brant on regional games, where he will serve as an expert analyst.
Bowden's biggest accomplishments came while manning the sidelines at Auburn University from 1993 until 1998. While at Auburn, he 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, he 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 there, he 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 he was at Akron, where he coached the quarterbacks under former Notre Dame head coach Gerry Faust. Bowden became the youngest head football coach in America in 1983, at the age of 26, when he was hired by Salem College in Salem, West Virginia.
From 1979-82 Bowden was a graduate assistant under his legendary father, Bobby Bowden, at Florida State University. He secured his first coaching position in 1978 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.
Bowden, his wife, Shyrl, and their six children -- Tera, Jordan, Erin, Cori, Jamie and Terry Jr. -- reside in the Orlando area.