Clint Bowen

Clint Bowen (born June 27, 1972)[1] is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Texas.[2] Bowen has spent the large majority of his career as an assistant in some capacity, though he was named the interim head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks on September 28, 2014 after previous head coach Charlie Weis[3] was fired. Bowen would continue his tenure at Kansas with David Beaty as the Defensive Coordinator of the Jayhawks, and was retained on staff as the Safeties coach following the hiring of Les Miles. Bowen, a former Kansas football player himself, and a Lawrence native, was on staff at Kansas for all but three years from 1996 to 2019.

Clint Bowen
Biographical details
Born (1972-06-27) June 27, 1972
Lawrence, Kansas
Playing career
1990Butler CC
1991–1994Kansas
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996Kansas (GA)
1997Minnesota (GA)
1998–1999Kansas (GA)
2001Kansas (TE/ST)
2002Kansas (RB/ST)
2003–2005Kansas (S/ST)
2006–2007Kansas (co-DC/S)
2008–2009Kansas (DC/S)
2010Western Kentucky (DC)
2011North Texas (DC/S)
2012Kansas (S/ST)
2013Kansas (LB)
2014Kansas (DC/LB)
2014Kansas (interim HC)
2015–2018Kansas (AHC/DC/S)
2019Kansas (S)
2020North Texas (DC/S)
Head coaching record
Overall1–7

Football career

Bowen grew up in Perry, Kansas outside of Lawrence, Kansas, where he led his high school, the Lawrence Lions, to state titles in football, as well as track, graduating in 1990. In college, Bowen was a hard-hitting defensive back for the Jayhawks, in 92–93, following one season at Butler County Community College. He led the Kansas defense in tackles in 1993 with 114 total stops. That figure ranks as the third-most tackles by a Jayhawk defensive back in school history. Clint was instrumental in helping the Jayhawks to an 8–4 final record, a No. 22 national ranking and a win over BYU in the 1992 Aloha Bowl. He was the recipient of the school’s Willie Pless Tackler of the Year Award following his senior season in 1993. Bowen played college football for the Jayhawks under head coach Glen Mason.

Personal

Bowen's father, Charley Bowen, was a high school All-American at Lawrence High School. His older brother, Charley Jr., was a four-year letterwinner as a defensive back for the Jayhawks (1989–1992).

Bowen and his wife, Kristie, have two sons, Baylor and Banks. Kristie is the 2014 Mrs. Kansas and was named Miss Kansas in 2001.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2014)
2014[n 1] Kansas 1–71–79th
Kansas: 1–71–7
Total:1–7

Notes
  1. Bowen served as interim head coach after Charlie Weis was fired during the season.

References
  1. "Coaching Staff Bios" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  3. "Kansas fires Charlie Weis". ESPN.com. September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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