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Nehemiah Bowie

Nehemiah Bowie

Bowie joined the Shippensburg University football coaching staff as an assistant coach in February 2026. His primary duty is overseeing the Raider defensive backs.
 
Bowie arrived at Shippensburg after serving as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater Muskingum University (Ohio) for three seasons.
 
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.
 
In 2025, 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.