RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Jeff Bowen has been named to Dave Campbell Texas Football's 40 under 40 list of Texas coaches.
 
Bowen oversaw an offensive line that allowed just 1.50 sacks per game, the 28^th best mark in the FCS and second best in the Southland and featured an all-conference second team offensive lineman in freshman Nick Hughes.
 
The offensive line consistently gave quarterback Eddie Lee Marburger, a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, considerable time to make passes, allowing him and the UTRGV offense to be among the best in the nation. The extra time also helped the UTRGV offense to go the entire season without committing a fumble.
 
The UTRGV offense led the Southland in five categories, ranking sixth in the FCS in points per game (39.6), eighth in passing efficiency (165.62), 15^th in passing yards per completion (13.72), 18^th in total yards per game (435.2), and 24th in third down conversion percentage (45.0%). UTRGV also ranked 21^st in the FCS and second in the Southland in rushing yards per game (188.3), 24^th in the FCS and second in the Southland in passing yards per game (246.9), 28^th in the FCS and fourth in the Southland in red zone offensive conversions (86.5%), and 31^st in the FCS and third in the Southland in completion percentage (64.1%).
 
For his efforts, Bowen was among nine finalists for FootballScoop FCS Coordinator of the Year nationwide and two in the Southland Conference.

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