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FSU Football: Bobby Bowden Not On Mt. Rushmore Of CFB Coaches?

By Kelvin Hunt

Oct 26, 2013; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Former Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden is honored before the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2013; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Former Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden is honored before the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; General view of Doak Campbell Stadium during the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /

Bowden Compared To Paterno

Joe Paterno

Years Coached-45 Years

Wins-409

Losses-136

Ties-3

Bowl Record-24-12-1

National Titles-2

Conference Titles-3 Big 10 Titles

Bobby Bowden

Years Coached-41 Years

Wins-411(389 not counting South Georgia College Wins)

Losses-129

Ties-4

Bowl Record-21-10-1

National Titles-2

Conference Titles-12 ACC Titles

Listen, I’m not the NCAA. The games were played and Bowden’s teams won those games, so I’m not going to penalize him for that. Especially not if the NCAA isn’t going to penalize Paterno for his part in the mess that went on for years under his watch.

Fact of the matter is, Bowden won more games than Paterno overall and has way more conference titles.

Not to mention, the greatest run in college football from 1987-2000 with 14 straight seasons of top 5 finishes.

Bowden also only had TWO losing seasons in his entire career while Paterno had four losing seasons.

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