Player Career

Ross Bowers Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ross Bowers story

Ross Bowers built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a quarterback from Bothell, WA wearing No. 12, spending time with California and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Ross Bowers' career was his passing role: 6,600 passing yards, 35 touchdown passes, and 977 attempts across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and Northern Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Ross Bowers moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    California

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northern Illinois

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2016 Regular SeasonCalifornia2201.92
2017 Regular SeasonCalifornia2,89753.315.52,895
2018 Regular SeasonCalifornia4943.66.1-2,848
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois2,02953.112.41,980
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1,27854.411.6-751

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Northern Illinois to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted25.2Jun 11, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado

Week 9 · L 28-44 · Conference game

Loss with 338 yards of offense and 51.4 efficiency.

338

Total Offense

62.6 takeover

338 total offense with 51.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Utah

Week 2 · L 17-35

224

Total Offense

62.4 takeover

Loss with 224 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.

224 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.

#3

@ North Carolina

Week 1 · W 35-30

367

Total Offense

61.1 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

367 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Ball State

Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game

293

Total Offense

60.9 takeover

Loss with 293 yards of offense and 55 efficiency.

293 total offense with 55 efficiency.

#5

@ Oregon

Week 5 · L 24-45 · Conference game

223

Total Offense

60.6 takeover

Loss with 223 yards of offense and 52 efficiency.

223 total offense with 52 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · California

2,897 primary output · 53.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage

67

#2

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

59.5

2,029 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

52.4

1,278 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency