Defensive line coach

CFL: 4th season
Stamps: 1st season

Bowman joins the Stampeders after three years as defensive line coach with the BC Lions.

In 2022, his first season on BC’s staff, the Lions ranked third in the CFL in sacks including a career high of nine by team leader David Ménard.

In 2023, the BC defensive line included a record-setting performance by Mathieu Betts, who set a single-season mark for sacks by a Canadian with 18 and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. Betts was a division and CFL all-star while fellow defensive lineman Woody Baron also made the West all-star team.

In 2024, Bowman oversaw a group that helped the Lions rank second in the league in sacks. Sione Teuhema and Christian Covington were among the league leaders with seven sacks apiece.

As a player, Bowman was a defensive lineman for 13 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. He was a nine-time division all-star and ranks seventh on the CFL’s all-time list with 134 career sacks.

The Brooklyn native was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2023.

John Bowman’s Coaching History

2025 – Calgary Stampeders (CFL) – Defensive Line Coach
2022-24 – BC Lions (CFL) – Defensive Line Coach