Jeffrey Jon Bower (born May 28, 1953) is an American former college football player and coach.
He served as the head football coach at University of Southern Mississippi for 18 seasons, from 1990 to 2007, compiling a record of 119–83–1.
He led the football team to two state championships and became a prep All-American, one of the school's first.
[2] He was named Class A Player of the year and played in the state All-Star game.
Bower started his college football career at the University of Georgia before transferring to Southern Miss.