Coaches
Bruce Fowler
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bruce Fowler
Played at Furman 1977-1980
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1983 | Wren HS (SC) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1984-2001 | Furman | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2002-2010 | Vanderbilt | DC | DC✓ | Bobby Johnson (2002-2009), Robbie Caldwell (2010) |
| 2011-2016 | Furman | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018 | Lakeway Christian Academy (TN) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 95 | 28 | 96 | 119 |
| 2006 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 85 | 82 | 8 | 119 |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 33 | 49 | 73 | 119 |
| 2008 | Vanderbilt | Defensive coordinator | 44 | 25 | 64 | 53 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Furman | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2012 | Furman | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2013 | Furman | FCS | 8-6 |
| 2014 | Furman | FCS | 3-9 |
| 2015 | Furman | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2016 | Furman | FCS | 3-8 |
Worked under
- Bobby Johnson · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 (DC)
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2010 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bobby Johnson · Furman 1984-2001 · him Other, them DC, Head coach
- Robbie Caldwell · Furman 1984-1985 · him Other, them Position
- Ted Cain · Furman 1984-1985 · him Other, them Other
- Clay Hendrix · Furman 1988-2001 · him Other, them Other, Position
- George Quarles · Furman 1989-1990 · him Other, them GA
- Bobby Johnson · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jamie Bryant · Vanderbilt 2002-2010 · him DC, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2002-2010 · him DC, them Head coach, Position
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2002-2010 · him DC, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Desmond Kitchings · Vanderbilt 2008-2010 · him DC, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2010 · him DC, them Position
- Jimmy Kiser · Vanderbilt 2010 · him DC, them OC
- Dovonte Edwards · Furman 2016 · him Head coach, them Analyst