| Winston Bowens |
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2007: Played in seven games at middle linebacker and was sidelined for the final six contest with a knee injury...Opened the season as the starter at MLB for the first four games of the season...Led the Tigers in tackles in his first career game in the season opener with Ole Miss...Registered nine stops with a forced fumble in the game...Forced fumble in the first quarter on the Memphis 6-yard line stopped a potential Ole Miss score and was recovered by Quinton McCrary in the endzone...Tigers had a chance to score as a result of the turnover and moved the ball to the Ole Miss 13-yard line before turning the ball over on a fumble...Credited with six tackles against Jacksonville State...Had just one stop versus UCF, but returned the next game for eight tackles, which was second on the team, against Arkansas State...Tied for the team lead in tackles against Middle Tennessee and matched a season high with nine, including four solo stops, a quarterback hurry and 1.5 TFLs...Logged six tackles with a pass breakup against Rice before suffering a knee injury...Was hoping for a return to the field for the New Orleans Bowl but was unable to play in the post-season contest...Ended the season ranked 10th in tackles with 39 despite missing the last six games...Credited with five or more tackles in five of the seven games he played in...Knee injury did not require surgery...Was back on the field during spring workouts following rehabilitation with Tiger athletic training staff.
2006: Redshirted during the 2006 season.
Prep: Played for Coach Don Shockley at North Clayton HS...Earned four letters in football and was a three-year starter...Totaled 116 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception in 2005...Helped squad to a 7-3 record that season...Also rushed for more than 300 yards and six touchdowns as a senior...Honored as the team's Defensive Player of the Year following 2005...Logged more than 100 tackles in each of his last three prep seasons...Led the squad in tackles all three seasons at NCHS...Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Clayton/Henry Defensive first-team...Was an All-State honorable mention pick...Selected to compete in the North/South All-Star game...Named Linebacker of the Year for NCHS...Honored with the Captain's Award in 2005...Participated in the Athens NIKE training camp...Named all-city as a junior...Led team to a 10-0 record in 2004, as well as the 4A region and sub-region championship...Also a member of the track team at North Clayton...Was a county and region champion in the shot put, and county champion and regional runner up in the discus.
Personal: Winston Bowens is the son of Gayle Bowens...Born December 9, 1987, in College Park, Ga.
Bowens' Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PBU FF INT LOSS SACK
2007 7/6 15 24 39 1 1 0-0 1.5-2 0-0
Bowens' Career Highs
Most Tackles: 9 vs. Ole Miss, MTSU (`07)
Most Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Middle Tennessee (`07)
Most Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Ole Miss (`07)
Most Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Middle Tennessee (`07)
Most Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Ole Miss (`07)
Most Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Rice (`07)
Bowens' Game-By-Game Statistics
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFLs SK FF PB Int
9/1/07* Ole Miss 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0
9/15/07* JSU 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/22/07* UCF 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
9/27/07* ASU 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/2/07 Marshall 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/13/07* MTSU 4 5 9 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0-0
10/20/07* Rice 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0
10/27/07 Tulane Injured - DNP
11/3/07 ECU Injured - DNP
11/10/07 USM Injured - DNP
11/17/07 UAB Injured - DNP
11/24/07 SMU Injured - DNP
12/21/07 FAU Injured - DNP
