[2] Before that he served as the offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles under his father and head coach Bobby Bowden.
He resigned from that position on November 14, 2006, following a shutout loss to Wake Forest three days earlier.
In 1987, he began a four-year stint as offensive coordinator at Samford University, again under big brother and head coach Terry Bowden.
He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2001 when Mark Richt departed for the head coaching position at Georgia.
The offense struggled during the younger Bowden's career and after years of frustration the Seminoles were shut out at home by Wake Forest.