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52 Nigel Bowden
Nigel Bowden
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Macon, Ga.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Previous School:
    Vanderbilt University
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    52.0
  • sac
    1.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 28 20
Assists 24 15
Tackles 52.0 35.0
Tackles per game 6.5 7.0
Sacks 1.5 1.5
Sack yards 12 12
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at VMI L, 63-21 2 5 7.0 - - 0.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Augustine's W, 46-14 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 21-14 6 5 11.0 0.5 3 2.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 56-28 5 5 10.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 20-19 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UNC Pembroke L, 36-29 4 3 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Limestone W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Catawba W, 55-28 7 0 7.0 1.0 9 2.0 13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Carson-Newman L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum L, 24-7 0 4 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wingate L, 64-34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 2 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 8 28 24 52.0 6.5 1.5 12 5.5 26 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 20 15 35.0 7.0 1.5 12 5.0 22 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 2 7 6 13.0 6.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 21 18 39.0 6.5 1.5 12 5.5 26 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 17 7 24.0 6.0 1.5 12 5.0 22 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 11 17 28.0 7.0 - - 0.5 4 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 15 16 31.0 7.8 0.5 3 2.5 12 - - - - - - -
October 3 13 4 17.0 5.7 1.0 9 3.0 14 - - - - - - -
November 1 0 4 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Lions close out 2019 season versus Wingate

The Mars Hill football team (5-6, 4-4 SAC) was defeated by a score of 64-34 versus Wingate (10-1, 7-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon.

November 16, 2019

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Rucker named SAC Offensive Player of the Week

Mars Hill senior wide receiver Craig Rucker named the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

October 28, 2019

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Rucker ties school record, Lions down Catawba

The Mars Hill football team (5-3, 4-1 SAC) downed Catawba (1-7, 0-5 SAC) by a score of 55-28 on the road Saturday afternoon.

October 26, 2019

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Sneed throws three touchdowns versus No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne

The Mars Hill football team (2-2, 1-1 SAC) was defeated by No. 8 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0, 2-0 SAC) in the Lions' 2019 South Atlantic Conference...

September 28, 2019

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Bowden, Urzua named SAC Players of the Week

Quarterback Jimmy Urzua and linebacker Nigel Bowden were named South Atlantic Conference Players of the Week with their performances in their...

September 23, 2019

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Mars Hill downs Cavaliers in SAC opener

The Mars Hill football team (2-1, 1-0 SAC) came away with a 21-14 win over UVa-Wise (1-2, 0-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon to spoil the Cavaliers'...

September 21, 2019