Cornerback, East Tennessee State (from Gardner-Webb), 2022–26
Jimmy Bowdry
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Thomasville, GA
Jimmy Bowdry plays cornerback for East Tennessee State, after Gardner-Webb (2022–23). Last time out, at The Citadel: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
21 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at The Citadel, W 34–16
Next game: at VMI, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | East Tennessee State | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 5 | CB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 5 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 5 | CB | So. | ||
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 5 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | East Tennessee State | 5 | CB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 186 |
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
2026 East Tennessee State 7 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Campbell | L 37–49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5 | vs.Tusculum | W 48–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | at North Carolina | L 3–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. West Georgia | W 35–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Western Carolina | W 58–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Chattanooga | W 14–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at The Citadel | W 34–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 East Tennessee State 2 games, 6 tackles, 1 INT
2024 East Tennessee State 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at App State | L 10–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atThe Citadel | W 34–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Gardner-Webb 3 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atApp State | L 24–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Elon | W 34–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 23 | at East Carolina | L 0–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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