Leonard "Bubba" McDowell[1] (born November 4, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers. McDowell played college football at the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Oilers in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft.[2]
Prairie View A&M Panthers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Fort Gaines, Georgia, U.S. | November 4, 1966||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Merritt Island (Merritt Island, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
After the departure of Eric Dooley, McDowell was named the head coach of the Prairie View A&M Panthers football team on January 4, 2022.[3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Prairie View A&M | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–1st (West) | |||||
2023 | Prairie View A&M | 6–6 | 6–2 | T–1st (West) | |||||
2024 | Prairie View A&M | 0–0 | 0–0 | (West) | |||||
Prairie View A&M: | 12–11 | 11–5 | |||||||
Total: | 12–11 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |