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Jersey Number 79
Elijah Bowser
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Previous School:
- Louisiana Tech
Awards and Honors
2025: FCS AP All-American honorable mention…OVC-Big South first team…Phil Steele all-conference third team…Started every game of his career…Played and started in all 12 games for the Skyhawks at right tackle (nine games) and right guard (three games)…Tallied 778 snaps while earning a pair of BossHog Player of the Week honors…Graded out at 84 percent or better in every game…Tallied 72 knockdowns…Responsible for just three sacks on the season.
2024: Played and started in all 14 games for the Skyhawks on the offensive line…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs…Anchored an offense unit which ranked among NCAA leaders in time of possession (31:54, 13th), redzone offense (87.8, 19th) and scoring offense (31.4 ppg, 24th)…Played 774 snaps…Graded out at 78 percent or better in every game.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Louisiana Tech, where he played in Conference USA for head coach Sonny Cumbie…Played in five games in 2023, appearing mostly on special teams (field goal and extra-point attempts)…Did not see playing time as a freshman in 2022…Transferred in from Navarro College, where he played under head coach Scott Parr in 2021…Garnered Southwest Junior College Football Conference honorable mention honors as he was part of an offensive attack that ranked first in the country with a 40.8 points per game scoring average…Prepped at Trinity Christian School, where he was part of four state championship squads…Secured second team all-state accolades and was ranked as the country's 131st interior defensive lineman in 247Sports.com's rankings.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 25, 2002…Son of Gemini Bowser and Kimberly Bloom…Has six siblings, Phillip…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
- Yearly Honors
- FCS AP All-American honorable mention (2025)
- OVC-Big South All-Conference first team (2025)
2025: FCS AP All-American honorable mention…OVC-Big South first team…Phil Steele all-conference third team…Started every game of his career…Played and started in all 12 games for the Skyhawks at right tackle (nine games) and right guard (three games)…Tallied 778 snaps while earning a pair of BossHog Player of the Week honors…Graded out at 84 percent or better in every game…Tallied 72 knockdowns…Responsible for just three sacks on the season.
2024: Played and started in all 14 games for the Skyhawks on the offensive line…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs…Anchored an offense unit which ranked among NCAA leaders in time of possession (31:54, 13th), redzone offense (87.8, 19th) and scoring offense (31.4 ppg, 24th)…Played 774 snaps…Graded out at 78 percent or better in every game.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Louisiana Tech, where he played in Conference USA for head coach Sonny Cumbie…Played in five games in 2023, appearing mostly on special teams (field goal and extra-point attempts)…Did not see playing time as a freshman in 2022…Transferred in from Navarro College, where he played under head coach Scott Parr in 2021…Garnered Southwest Junior College Football Conference honorable mention honors as he was part of an offensive attack that ranked first in the country with a 40.8 points per game scoring average…Prepped at Trinity Christian School, where he was part of four state championship squads…Secured second team all-state accolades and was ranked as the country's 131st interior defensive lineman in 247Sports.com's rankings.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 25, 2002…Son of Gemini Bowser and Kimberly Bloom…Has six siblings, Phillip…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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