Punter, Virginia Tech, 2005–09
Brent Bowden
Lettered 2007 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Centreville, VA
Brent Bowden played punter at Virginia Tech (2005–09). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Bowden in round 6, No. 172 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: ACC champions, 2007 and 2008
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Virginia Tech | 88 | 3,742 | 42.5 | 59 | 0 |
| 2008* | Virginia Tech | 69 | 2,785 | 40.4 | 57 | 0 |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 57 | 2,495 | 43.8 | 60 | 0 |
| On file (2007–09) | 214 | 9,022 | 42.2 | 60 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | 97 | P | |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | 97 | P | |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 97 | P | 6′3″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Virginia Tech 13 games, 57 punts, 43.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Alabama | L 24–34 | 8 | 365 | 57 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Marshall | W 52–10 | 3 | 139 | 54 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nebraska | W 16–15 | 8 | 375 | 59 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Miami | W 31–7 | 5 | 201 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Duke | W 34–26 | 2 | 86 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Boston College | W 48–14 | 4 | 195 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Georgia Tech | L 23–28 | 4 | 140 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Carolina | L 17–20 | 4 | 173 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at East Carolina | W 16–3 | 7 | 314 | 60 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Maryland | W 36–9 | 4 | 155 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. NC State | W 38–10 | 3 | 134 | 57 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Virginia | W 42–13 | 2 | 93 | 54 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 37–14 | 3 | 125 | 51 | 0 |
2008 Virginia Tech 14 games, 69 punts, 40.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.East Carolina | L 22–27 | 2 | 93 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Furman | W 24–7 | 6 | 258 | 55 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 20–17 | 6 | 233 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | atNorth Carolina | W 20–17 | 6 | 204 | 43 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | atNebraska | W 35–30 | 5 | 173 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–13 | 4 | 159 | 44 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atBoston College | L 23–28 | 3 | 113 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Florida State | L 20–30 | 5 | 217 | 51 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Maryland | W 23–13 | 4 | 181 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atMiami | L 14–16 | 6 | 224 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Duke | W 14–3 | 7 | 301 | 52 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Virginia | W 17–14 | 3 | 145 | 53 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Boston College | W 30–12 | 7 | 294 | 57 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 20–7 | 5 | 190 | 44 | 0 |
2007 Virginia Tech 14 games, 88 punts, 42.5 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.East Carolina | W 17–7 | 6 | 254 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at LSU | L 7–48 | 8 | 321 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ohio | W 28–7 | 7 | 289 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. William & Mary | W 44–3 | 8 | 345 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.North Carolina | W 17–10 | 7 | 302 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Clemson | W 41–23 | 8 | 371 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atDuke | W 43–14 | 4 | 162 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Boston College | L 10–14 | 8 | 315 | 47 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atGeorgia Tech | W 27–3 | 7 | 330 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Florida State | W 40–21 | 6 | 212 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Miami | W 44–14 | 3 | 131 | 47 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atVirginia | W 33–21 | 4 | 193 | 57 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Boston College | W 30–16 | 7 | 324 | 54 | 0 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Kansas | L 21–24 | 5 | 193 | 44 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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