SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Shippensburg University Football hired Nehemiah Bowie on Monday as a full-time assistant coach. Bowie will be in charge of the Raider defensive backs.
 
Bowie arrives at Shippensburg after serving as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater Muskingum University (Ohio), for the past three seasons.
 
"I am honored to be welcomed into this community and look forward to being a part of Coach Gallardy's staff and the university at large," Bowie stated. "My family and I are very excited to come join the championSHIP culture here at Shippensburg."
 
"There's a lot of responsibility that goes into selecting people to join our program. These positions are so important," said SU head coach Drew Gallardy. "However, Nehemiah made it really easy. He was very professional throughout the entire process. It was very easy to see that he was really knowledgeable and an ideal fit for where there is a hole or two in our current staff. We are excited to have Nehemiah and his family join our campus community."
 
While at Muskingum, Bowie molded the Fighting Muskies into the third-best turnover defense in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) (41st in Division III). Their 20 forced turnovers in 2024 were the team's most since the 2018 season.
 
Last season, Bowie coordinated the program's best rush defense since 2012, finishing fourth in the conference in rush yards per game and third in yards per attempt.
 
His defenses produced six all-conference players, two all-region honorees and a Division III All-American in linebacker Conner Gurney (Muskingum's first since 2019).
 
Prior to Muskingum, Bowie spent two seasons as Assistant Coach/Special Teams Coordinator at Denison University, where he oversaw the team's defensive backs and defensive pass gameplan.
 
As a player, Bowie was a four-year starter at defensive back and linebacker at Muskingum. As a senior, Bowie served as team captain and was an All-OAC selection at linebacker.
 
He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in business management from Muskingum in May of 2021, and received a master's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University in October 2022.