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{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Tim Bowens 
| number      = 95
| position    = [[Defensive tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Okolona, Mississippi]], U.S. 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lb   = 325
| high_school = [[Okolona High School|Okolona]]
| college     = [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]
| draftyear   = 1994
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 20
| pastteams   =
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1994|2004}})
| highlights  =
* [[NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year]] (1994)
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]], [[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1994|1994]])
* [[Miami Dolphins Honor Roll]]
* [[Miami Dolphins#The Miami Dolphins 50 Greatest Players|Dolphins Walk of Fame]] (2012)
* Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1993 All-SEC football team|1993]])
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)|Tackle]]s
| statvalue1  = 414
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2  = 22.0
| statlabel3  = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue3  = 9
| statlabel4  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue4  = 1
| pfr         = B/BoweTi00 
}}

'''Timothy L. Bowens''' (born February 7, 1973) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive tackle]] for 11 seasons with the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]], and was chosen with the 20th pick of the [[1994 NFL draft]] by the Dolphins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Dolphins were initially criticized for picking Bowens, as he was overweight and had played only nine games in his college career at Mississippi.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120526155219/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-12-28/sports/9412280072_1_tim-bowens-dolphins-defensive-tackle ''Orlando Sentinel'' 28 December 1994]</ref> He had a terrific rookie season in 1994, and Bowens was named 'The [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year]]' by the [[Associated Press]].<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoweTi00.htm Pro-Football Reference]</ref> He played with the Miami Dolphins for 11 years<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/timbowens/2499732/profile "Profile: Tim Bowens"], NFL</ref> before he retired after the [[2004 NFL season]]. He was inducted into the [[Miami Dolphins Honor Roll]] on October 27, 2024.

==Early life==
Tim Bowens was born and grew up in [[Okolona, Mississippi]], one of two county seats in rural [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi|Chickasaw County]]. He played football at [[Okolona High School]]. He was an All-State pick as a senior and an All-District pick as a junior and senior. As a senior, he led his team to the Class AA semifinals and an 11–2 record. He was also a two-year letter winner in basketball.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 15 || '''52''' || '''44''' || 8 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 16 || 41 || 34 || 7 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || '''2''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 41 || 7 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 34 || 14 || '''5.0''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || '''1'''
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 16 || 30 || 21 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 15 || 41 || 25 || 16 || 1.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 15 || 15 || 40 || 28 || 12 || 2.5 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 15 || 15 || 48 || 30 || '''18''' || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 16 || 16 || 36 || 24 || 12 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 13 || 13 || 27 || 20 || 7 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 2 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 157 !! 155 !! 414 !! 303 !! 111 !! 22.0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 9 !! 5 !! 0 !! 1
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="4"| Tackles
!colspan="4"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 2 || 2 || '''5''' || '''4''' || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 2 || 2 || '''5''' || '''4''' || 1 || '''1.0''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| 1 || 1 || '''5''' || 2 || '''3''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 10 !! 10 !! 24 !! 16 !! 8 !! 1.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1994 NFL Draft}}
{{Miami Dolphins First Round Picks}}
{{Dolphins1994DraftPicks}}
{{AP Defensive Rookies of the Year}}

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[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Okolona, Mississippi]]
[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
[[Category:Itawamba Indians football players]]
[[Category:Miami Dolphins players]]
[[Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players]]
[[Category:NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners]]
[[Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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