Running back, Lamar, 2022–25
James Major Bowden
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waco, TX
James Major Bowden played running back at Lamar (2022–25).
Career highs
92rushing yards, career highat McNeese, 2022Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lamar (FCS) | 63 | 0.02 | 16th (n=470) | 0.14 | 1.4 | 13% |
| 2023 | Lamar (FCS) | 27 | 0.51 | – | – | 13.9 | 7% |
| 2024 | Lamar (FCS) | 27 | 0.49 | – | – | 13.3 | 6% |
| 2025 | Lamar (FCS) | 62 | -0.12 | 4th (n=576) | 0.10 | -7.1 | 12% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Lamar 9 games, 203 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at North Texas | L 0–51 | 6 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at Texas Southern | W 31–7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 35–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Nicholls | W 24–17 | 4 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at East Texas A&M | W 33–23 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at Incarnate Word | L 17–24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 14–12 | 23 | 79 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 15–26 | 4 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. McNeese | L 19–21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 6 vs. South Dakota, so that game is not listed.
2024 Lamar 8 games, 180 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 28–14 | 1 | −6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Weber State | W 17–16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs.Texas Southern | W 20–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | atEast Texas A&M | W 29–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 26 | at Northwestern State | W 42–10 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs.SE Louisiana | L 27–30 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 9 | atIncarnate Word | L 20–41 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs.Nicholls | W 24–7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
2023 Lamar 7 games, 94 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at UL Monroe | L 14–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at South Dakota | L 6–35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs.Lincoln (CA) | W 38–0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Houston Christian | W 21–19 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs.Northwestern State | W 27–13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | atSE Louisiana | W 30–24 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 85 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Incarnate Word | L 7–17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | – |
2022 Lamar 11 games, 328 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Abilene Christian | L 14–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at SMU | L 16–45 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Northern Colorado | L 14–21 | 6 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | atNorthwestern State | L 27–35 | 7 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs.Houston Christian | L 34–37 | 6 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | atIncarnate Word | L 17–56 | 8 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 21–54 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Nicholls | W 24–17 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 25 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.SE Louisiana | L 31–47 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 65 | – |
| Nov 12 | at New Mexico State | L 14–51 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Nov 19 | atMcNeese | L 20–24 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 2 | 131 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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