Post by aggiejazz on Jan 2, 2009 0:35:57 GMT -5
Terry Bowden To Coach D-II North Alabama
December 31, 2008
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- Terry Bowden, who posted a perfect season in his first year at Auburn but resigned five years later after a 1-5 start, has been named head coach at Division II North Alabama, the school announced Wednesday night.
The 52-year-old Bowden, son of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, brings a 111-53-2 record to North Alabama, which finished the 2008 season 12-2 and reached the semifinals of the Division II playoffs.
The hiring was first reported by the TimesDaily newspaper in Florence. It was confirmed by the North Alabama athletics office.
The school said it would introduce Bowden at a news conference Thursday morning.
Bowden replaces Mark Hudspeth, who left to become an assistant coach at Mississippi State.
Bowden, who won his first 20 games at Auburn in 1993-94, has been working as an analyst on Westwood One's college game of the week.
The family also includes Tommy Bowden, who quit as Clemson's coach at midseason in 2008 after a disappointing start.
Terry Bowden was a running back at West Virginia and served as a graduate assistant at Florida State while earning a law degree.
He was head coach at Salem College and Samford before taking over the Auburn program after the 1992 season. After an 11-0 season in 1993, the Tigers were 9-1-1 in 1994.
He resigned in 1998 the day before a game and said he had been pressured to quit. Auburn officials denied applying pressure on Bowden.
December 31, 2008
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- Terry Bowden, who posted a perfect season in his first year at Auburn but resigned five years later after a 1-5 start, has been named head coach at Division II North Alabama, the school announced Wednesday night.
The 52-year-old Bowden, son of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, brings a 111-53-2 record to North Alabama, which finished the 2008 season 12-2 and reached the semifinals of the Division II playoffs.
The hiring was first reported by the TimesDaily newspaper in Florence. It was confirmed by the North Alabama athletics office.
The school said it would introduce Bowden at a news conference Thursday morning.
Bowden replaces Mark Hudspeth, who left to become an assistant coach at Mississippi State.
Bowden, who won his first 20 games at Auburn in 1993-94, has been working as an analyst on Westwood One's college game of the week.
The family also includes Tommy Bowden, who quit as Clemson's coach at midseason in 2008 after a disappointing start.
Terry Bowden was a running back at West Virginia and served as a graduate assistant at Florida State while earning a law degree.
He was head coach at Salem College and Samford before taking over the Auburn program after the 1992 season. After an 11-0 season in 1993, the Tigers were 9-1-1 in 1994.
He resigned in 1998 the day before a game and said he had been pressured to quit. Auburn officials denied applying pressure on Bowden.
