John Bowes comes to UD from New Hampshire, where he has been the safeties coach since 2018.
A 2006 graduate of Catholic University (where he was a three-year starter in the secondary), Bowes got his coaching start at his alma mater immediately after his playing career ended. He spent the 2007 season as a graduate assistant at Clarion University.
In 2008, he moved to William & Mary, where he coached for five years. He began his time at W&M as a defensive and special teams assistant, then moved to defensive backs. He also coached linebackers before being named special teams coordinator and safeties coach.
He was part of three FCS playoff teams (2009, 2010, 2022) and two CAA championshi8p teams (2009, 2022) while at William & Mary.
Bowes spent three years (2013-16) at Bucknell as the special teams coordinator, while coaching linebackers and then the secondary. In 2015, he coached the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and Third-Team All-America safety Clayton Ewell. Bowes spent one season at Fordham as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach.
