Bubba McDowell

Total tackles:	486
Sacks:	5.0
Interceptions:	17
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career highlights and awards
	As player: Second-team All-Pro (1991); First Team All-South Independent (1988); National champion (1987); As head coach: 2 SWAC West Division (2022, 2023);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	486
Sacks:	5.0
Interceptions:	17
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bubba McDowell
	McDowell with Prairie View A&M in 2022
Personal information
Born:	November 4, 1966 (age 58); Fort Gaines, Georgia, U.S.
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: 3rd round, 77th pick
Career history
As a player:
	Houston Oilers (1989–1994); Carolina Panthers (1995);
As a coach:
	Prairie View A&M (2012–2018); Defensive backs coach; Prairie View A&M (2019–2021); Assistant head coach; Prairie View A&M (2022–2024); Head coach;
Total tackles:	Leonard "Bubba" McDowell (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.Contents Coaching career ; Head coaching record ; References ; External links ; Coaching career 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. On November 24, 2024, university athletic director Anton Goff announced that McDowell's contract would not be renewed.Head coaching recordReferences ↑ "Bubba McDowell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .; ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.; ↑ "Ex-Oilers safety Bubba McDowell named new Prairie View A&M football coach". January 4, 2022.; ↑ Harris, Terrance (November 24, 2024). "Prairie View A&M parts ways with football coach Bubba McDowell". Houston Defender . Retrieved July 14, 2025.; External links Prairie View A&M Panthers bio ; v ; t ; e ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Second-team All-Pro (1991); First Team All-South Independent (1988); National champion (1987); As head coach: 2 SWAC West Division (2022, 2023);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	486
Sacks:	5.0
Interceptions:	17
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2022–2024)
	National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
v ; t ; e ; Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches
	Unknown (1907); No team (1908–1919); Unknown (1920); No team (1921–1922); Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925); James H. Law (1926–1928); Arthur J. Willis (1929); Sam B. Taylor (1930–1943); L. T. Walker (1944); Billy Nicks (1945–1947); Fred T. Long (1948); James A. Stevens (1949–1951); Billy Nicks (1952–1965); Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968); Alexander Durley (1969–1970); Jim Hillyer (1971); Theophilus Danzy (1972); Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979); Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981); James McKinley (1982–1983); Conway Hayman (1984–1987); Haney Catchings (1987–1989); No team (1990); Ronald Beard (1991–1994); Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996); Greg Johnson (1997–1998); Clifton Gilliard (1999); Larry Dorsey (2000–2002); C. L. Whittington (2003); Henry Frazier III (2004–2010); Heishma Northern (2011–2014); Willie Simmons (2015–2017); Eric Dooley (2018–2021); Bubba McDowell (2022–2024); Tremaine Jackson (2025– );
v ; t ; e ; 1987 Miami Hurricanes football—consensus national champions
	Robert Bailey ; Bennie Blades ; Brian Blades ; Mel Bratton ; Andre Brown ; Wesley Carroll ; Rod Carter ; Rob Chudzinski ; Bernard Clark ; Leonard Conley ; Maurice Crum ; Shane Curry ; Dale Dawkins ; Craig Erickson ; Jeff Feagles ; Darrell Fullington ; Cleveland Gary ; Bobby Harden ; Bill Hawkins ; Charles Henry ; Randal Hill ; Michael Irvin ; Alex Johnson ; Jimmie Jones ; Cortez Kennedy ; Greg Mark ; Russell Maryland ; Bubba McDowell ; George Mira Jr. ; Richard Newbill ; Willis Peguese ; Brett Perriman ; Alfredo Roberts ; Randy Shannon ; Darryl Spencer ; Mike Sullivan ; Danny Stubbs ; Steve Walsh ; Warren Williams ; Head coach: Jimmy Johnson ; Assistant coaches: Hubbard Alexander ; Joe Brodsky ; Dave Campo ; Butch Davis ; Steve Hoffman ; Bill Johnson ; Ron Meeks ; Gary Stevens ; Tommy Tuberville ; Dave Wannstedt ; Tony Wise ;
v ; t ; e ; Houston Oilers 1989 NFL draft selections
	David Williams ; Scott Kozak ; Bubba McDowell ; Rod Harris ; Glenn Montgomery ; Bo Orlando ; Tracy Rogers ; Alvoid Mays ; Bob Mrosko ; Tracy Johnson ; Brian Smider; Chuck Hartlieb ;
v ; t ; e ; Carolina Panthers 1995 inaugural season roster
	4 John Kasay ; 6 Tommy Barnhardt ; 10 Jack Trudeau ; 12 Kerry Collins ; 14 Frank Reich ; 20 Derrick Moore ; 22 Tim McKyer ; 23 Randy Baldwin ; 23 Anthony Johnson ; 24 Alan Haller ; 25 Bubba McDowell ; 29 Steve Lofton ; 30 Howard Griffith ; 31 Blair Thomas ; 31 Rod Smith ; 32 Dino Philyaw ; 32 Nate Turner ; 33 Butler B'ynote' ; 34 Vince Workman ; 37 Chad Cota ; 38 Tyrone Poole ; 39 Brett Maxie ; 40 Pat Terrell ; 44 Bob Christian ; 45 Michael Reed ; 51 Sam Mills ; 52 Matt Elliott ; 53 Paul Butcher ; 54 Carlton Bailey ; 55 Brett Faryniarz ; 56 Darion Conner ; 57 Lamar Lathon ; 58 Andre Royal ; 59 Travis Hill ; 60 Andrew Peterson ; 63 Mark Rodenhauser ; 64 Curtis Whitley ; 65 Frank Garcia ; 66 Matt Campbell ; 71 Greg Kragen ; 74 Mark Dennis ; 74 Derrick Graham ; 78 Blake Brockermeyer ; 78 Emerson Martin ; 79 Sean Love ; 80 Dwight Stone ; 81 Reggie Jones ; 82 Don Beebe ; 83 Mark Carrier ; 84 Eric Guliford ; 85 Lawyer Tillman ; 86 Willie Green ; 88 Pete Metzelaars ; 88 Walter Rasby ; 90 Jeff Zgonina ; 92 Shawn Price ; 93 Mike Fox ; 95 Mark Thomas ; 96 Shawn King ; 97 Jeff Fields ; 98 Gerald Williams ; 99 Jeremy Nunley ; -- Dewell Brewer ; Head coach: Dom Capers ; ; Assistant coaches: Don Breaux ; Blair Bush ; George Catavolos ; Billy Davis ; Vic Fangio ; Cary Godette ; Chick Harris ; Jim McNally ; Chip Morton ; Joe Pendry ; Greg Roman ; Brad Seely ; John Shoop ; Kevin Steele ; Richard Williamson ;
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Last updated July 15, 2025

[1] "Bubba McDowell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .

[2] "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[3] "Ex-Oilers safety Bubba McDowell named new Prairie View A&M football coach". January 4, 2022.

[4] Harris, Terrance (November 24, 2024). "Prairie View A&M parts ways with football coach Bubba McDowell". Houston Defender . Retrieved July 14, 2025.

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Bubba McDowell

Contents

Coaching career

Head coaching record

References

External links