Tim Bowens
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tim Bowens
| number = 95
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 325
| high_school = Okolona
| college = Ole Miss
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 20
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1994|2004}})
| highlights =
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1994)
- 2× Pro Bowl (1998, 2002)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1994)
- Miami Dolphins Honor Roll
- Dolphins Walk of Fame (2012)
- Second-team All-SEC (1993)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 414
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 22.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 9
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = B/BoweTi00
}}
Timothy L. Bowens (born February 7, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, and was chosen with the 20th pick of the 1994 NFL draft by the Dolphins.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
The Dolphins were initially criticized for picking Bowens, as he was overweight and had played only nine games in his college career at Mississippi.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120526155219/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-12-28/sports/9412280072_1_tim-bowens-dolphins-defensive-tackle Orlando Sentinel 28 December 1994] He had a terrific rookie season in 1994, and Bowens was named 'The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year' by the Associated Press.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoweTi00.htm Pro-Football Reference] He played with the Miami Dolphins for 11 years[http://www.nfl.com/player/timbowens/2499732/profile "Profile: Tim Bowens"], NFL before he retired after the 2004 NFL season. He was inducted into the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll on October 27, 2024.
Early life
Tim Bowens was born and grew up in Okolona, Mississippi, one of two county seats in rural Chickasaw County. He played football at Okolona High School. He was an All-State pick as a senior and an All-District pick as a junior and senior. As a senior, he led his team to the Class AA semifinals and an 11–2 record. He was also a two-year letter winner in basketball.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1994 | MIA
| 16 || 15 || 52 || 44 || 8 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | MIA
| 16 || 16 || 41 || 34 || 7 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | MIA
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 41 || 7 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | MIA
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 34 || 14 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | MIA
| 16 || 16 || 30 || 21 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | MIA
| 16 || 15 || 41 || 25 || 16 || 1.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | MIA
| 15 || 15 || 40 || 28 || 12 || 2.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | MIA
| 15 || 15 || 48 || 30 || 18 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | MIA
| 16 || 16 || 36 || 24 || 12 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | MIA
| 13 || 13 || 27 || 20 || 7 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | MIA
| 2 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 157 | 155 | 414 | 303 | 111 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1994 | MIA
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | MIA
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | MIA
| 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | MIA
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | MIA
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | MIA
| 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | MIA
| 1 || 1 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 10 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1994 NFL Draft}}
{{Miami Dolphins First Round Picks}}
{{Dolphins1994DraftPicks}}
{{AP Defensive Rookies of the Year}}
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Category:People from Okolona, Mississippi
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Itawamba Indians football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players
Category:NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners
Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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