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2012 FURMAN PALADINS p FOOTBALL PERSONAL Full Name: Bruce Aston Fowler Born: Nov. 28, 1958, in Augsburg, Germany Wife: Lindy Gilman Fowler (native of Ocala, Fla.) Married: July 5, 1986, in Ocala, Fla. Children: Jake (17) and Madison (15) EDUCATION Mariemont (Ohio) High School, 1977 Furman University, B.S., Physical Education, 1981; M.A., Physical Education, 1989 PLAYING CAREER Mariemont (Ohio) High School, 1973-76 4 Football, DB — three-year letterman, all-conference (1976) Head Coach Bruce Fowler Furman University, 1977-80 4 Football, CB — two-year letterman (57 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 3 PBU) 4 Starter in 1979 (35 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 3 PBU) 4 Member of 1978 & '80 SoCon championship teams. COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER Year 1977 ......Furman .................Defensive Back ............................................................. 4-5-2 ........3-2-1 ..............3rd 1978 ......Furman .................Defensive Back .................................................................8-3 ........... 4-1 .............. 1st SoCon Champion (first in Furman football history) 1979 ......Furman .................Defensive Back .................................................................5-6 ........... 4-3 ..............4th starter, 35 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 3 PBU; team won 5 of last 6 games 1980 ......Furman .................Defensive Back .................................................................9-1 ........... 7-0 .............. 1st SoCon Champion School Position Overall SoCon Finish Highlights COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER Year School 1984 ..... Furman ............... Graduate Assistant ......................................................8-3 ...........3-3 ............ 4th d. N.C. State (34-30) 1985 ..... Furman ............... Graduate Assistant ....................................................12-2 ...........6-0 .............1st SoCon Champion, NCAA I-AA Finalist, d. N.C. State (42-20) 1986 ..... Furman ............... Receivers ................................................................. 7-3-2 .......4-2-1 .............3rd NCAA I-AA Playoffs; t. Georgia Tech (17-17) 1987 ..... Furman ............... Receivers .....................................................................7-4 ...........4-3 .............3rd 1988 ..... Furman ............... Receivers ...................................................................13-2 ...........6-1 .............1st SoCon Champion, NCAA I-AA National Champion 1989 ..... Furman ............... Receivers ...................................................................12-2 ...........7-0 .............1st SoCon Champion; NCAA I-AA Playoffs; 12 consecutive wins 1990 ..... Furman ............... Receivers .....................................................................9-4 ...........6-1 .............1st SoCon Champion; NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1991 ..... Furman ............... Receivers .....................................................................7-4 ...........4-3 ............ 4th 1992 ..... Furman ............... Receivers .....................................................................6-5 ...........4-3 ............ 5th 1993 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ....................................................... 5-5-1 ...........4-4 ............ 4th 1994 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ...........................................................3-8 ...........2-6 ............ 6th 1995 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ...........................................................6-5 ...........5-3 .............3rd 1996 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ...........................................................9-4 ...........6-2 .............3rd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1997 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ...........................................................7-4 ...........5-3 .............3rd 1998 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Backs ...........................................................5-6 ...........3-5 ...........T6th 1999 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers .................................9-3 ...........7-1 .............1st SoCon Champion; NCAA I-AA Playoffs; d. North Carolina (28-3) 2000 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers .............................9-3 ...........6-2 ............2nd d. No. 1 Ga. Southern (45-10); NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2001 ..... Furman ............... Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers ...............................12-3 ...........7-1 .............1st SoCon Champion, NCAA I-AA Finalist; d. Ga. Southern (24-17), halting GSU NCAA record 39-game home winning streak Responsibility Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 2002 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator ..................................................2-10 ...........0-8 .............. 6th 2003 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator. .................................................2-10 ...........1-7 ............ T5th 2004 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator. ...................................................2-9 ...........1-7 ............ T5th 2005 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator ....................................................5-6 ...........3-5 ............ T4th d. Tennessee (28-24) in Knoxville (first win at UT since 1975) 2006 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator ....................................................4-8 ...........1-7 .............. 6th d. No. 16 Georgia (24-22) in Athens (first win over ranked road foe) 2007 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator ....................................................5-7 ...........2-6 .............. 6th d. No. 6 South Carolina (17-6) in Columbia (first win over Top-10 foe in 33 years) 2008 ......Vanderbilt ............Defensive Coordinator ....................................................7-6 ...........4-4 .............T3rd 1st winning season at Vanderbilt since 1982; 5-0 start first since 1933; d. Boston College (16-14) in Music City Bowl 2009 ......Vanderbilt ............Asst. Head Coach/Defense ............................................2-10 ...........0-8 .............. 6th 2010 ......Vanderbilt ............Asst. Head Coach, Linebackers .....................................2-10 ...........1-7 .............. 6th 2011 ......Furman ................Head Coach ....................................................................6-5 ...........5-3 .............T3rd d. No. 5 Wofford (26-21); d. No. 3 Appalachian State (20-10) COLLEGIATE PLAYING RECORD Furman — 26-15-2 (.628), 4 Years; 18-6-1 vs. Southern Conference (.740); 2 SoCon Championships COLLEGIATE ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD Furman — 146-70-3 (.674), 18 Years; 89-43-1 vs. Southern Conference (.673); 6 SoCon Championships; 9 NCAA I-AA Playoff Apperances (13-8) Vanderbilt — 31-76 (.290), 9 Years; 13-59 vs. Southeastern Conference (.181); 1 Bowl Appearance (1-0) COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Furman — 6-5 (.545), 1 Year; 5-3 vs. Southern Conference (.625) 35