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Josh McGowen
Jersey Number 22

Josh McGowen

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    RB
  • Hometown:
    McAllen, Texas
  • High School:
    McAllen
2019 (Junior): Played in all 12 games ... Recorded 450 yards on 110 attempts on the season ... Led the Lumberjacks with 6 rushing touchdowns and longest play with 55 yards ...  Had one receiving touchdown against McNeese (Oct. 26) ... Recorded a season-high of 158 yards in the final game of the season against Northwestern State in the Battle of Chief Caddo (Nov. 21).

2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 games and made three starts at running back, including two of the last three games of the season … Led the Lumberjacks in rushing yards (372), carries (79) and rushing yards per game (37.2) … Finished fourth on the team in receiving yards (220) with 14 receptions and was second in both yards per rush (4.7) and yards per catch (15.7) … Led SFA with 716 all-purpose yards, averaging 71.6 per game after totaling 124 yards on seven kickoff returns … Tied for third on the team in scoring (18) with a rushing touchdown and two receiving TDs … Reached the 100-yard rushing mark once and claimed over 200 all-purpose yards in the same outing … Rushed for at least 50 yards on four different occasions … Collected over 30 yards on kickoff returns three separate times … Had five rushes for 23 yards and a pair of kickoff returns for a season-best 37 yards in the season opener at FBS 18th-ranked Mississippi State (Sept. 1) … Reeled in a career-high five receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown at Incarnate Word (Sept. 15) … Collected 55 yards on the ground with 10 carries in the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) … Registered his lone rushing touchdown in the 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods inside NRG Stadium in Houston against 16th-ranked Sam Houston State (Oct. 6), finishing with 27 yards on six attempts … Posted 94 all-purpose yards versus No. 16 Central Arkansas (Oct. 13), hauling in a 42-yard catch, claiming 35 yards on two kickoff returns and getting 17 yards on five carries … Rushed for a career-high 132 yards on a career-best 16 carries and finished with a career-high in both receiving yards (66) and all-purpose yards (202) in the 42-14 road rout of Houston Baptist (Oct. 20) … Scored his second receiving touchdown of the season on a 61-yard pass play and had a career-long run of 53 yards in the fourth quarter … His 202 all-purpose yards were the most in a single game by a Lumberjack in three years … Matched his career-best with 16 rushes the following week against Lamar (Oct. 27), racking up 50 yards on the ground … Earned 35 yards on two kickoff returns at No. 16 Nicholls before closing out the season with 67 yards on 12 carries in 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15). 

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games at running back and on special teams as a kick returner … Accumulated 362 all-purpose yards, averaging 40.2 all-purpose yards per game … Tallied 209 yards off of seven kick returns, posting a team-best kickoff return yard average of 29.9 … Rushed 33 times for 129 yards, averaging 3.9 yards per carry … Grabbed seven catches for 24 yards … Made his Lumberjack debut in the season opener at SMU (Sept. 2), racking up a career-high 99 yards on three kickoff returns, including a career-long 71-yard return in the fourth quarter … Had 66 kickoff return yards in the thrilling 37-31 home win over Incarnate Word (Sept. 16), including a 51-yard fourth-quarter return … Rushed for a career-high 92 yards on 10 carries in the 34-7 road rout at Lamar (Oct. 28), claiming a 30-yard run in the opening quarter … Also recorded a pair of tackles on special teams.

2016 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season, competing on the Lumberjack scout team.

Prior to SFA: One year starter at McAllen High School … District 30-6A Offensive Player of the Year in 2015, rushing for 1,474 yards and 22 touchdowns … All-Rio Grande Valley Offensive Player of the Year … Helped lead the Bulldogs to a playoff appearance in 2015 … Coached by Kevin Brewer … Spent two seasons at Overhills High School in Spring Lake, North Carolina … Two-time district Offensive MVP … All-region selection … Finished his prep career with over 4,000 all-purpose yards and 42 touchdowns … Also has competed in track and field for the past four seasons … North Carolina state finalist in the 110 hurdles and long jump … European Department of Defense Dependent School champion in 2013 while living in Germany … Son of Tommy and Emma McGowen … Born in Fort Stewart, Georgia … Collegiate major is undecided.