Joe Bowden

Joe Bowden

Bowling Green Falcons

Title

Defensive coordinator

Personal information

Born

February 25, 1970
Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

Listed weight

294 lb (133 kg)

Career information

High school

North Mesquite
(Mesquite, Texas)

College

NFL draft

1992: 5th round, 133rd overall pick

Career history

Playing

Coaching

NFL Europe (2002–2004)
Assistant linebackers coach
Central Oklahoma (2006–2008)
Secondary coach
Mount St. Mary HS (OK) (2011)
Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
Edmond Santa Fe HS (OK) (2012)
Defensive backs coach
St. Louis Rams (2012–2015)
Assistant linebackers coach
San Francisco 49ers (2016)
Inside linebackers coach
Missouri Baptist (2017–2020)
Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
Tennessee State (2021–2024)
Assistant head coach & linebackers coach
Bowling Green (2025)
Linebackers coach
Bowling Green (2026–present)
Defensive coordinator

Awards and highlights

First-team All-American (1991)
Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year (1991)
Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year (1989)
First-team All-Big Eight (1991)
Second-team All-Big Eight (1990)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles	436
Sacks	12.5
Forced fumbles	9
Interceptions	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joe Tarrod Bowden, III (born February 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.