 He was the 27th head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for three seasons, from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 14–16.Following his stint at Wabash, Bowman served as an assistant head coach for four years at the United States Military Academy under Homer Smith.Bowman died in 1983 at the age of 52 from complications of pneumonia in an Edmond, Oklahoma hospital.