GRADUATE (2022)
• Started 10 of 14 games for UCF
• Team captain
• 2nd-team All-AAC selection in 2022 (Coaches vote)
• 2nd-team All-AAC selection in 2022 (Pro Football Network)
• 4th-team All-AAC pick by Phil Steele
• 205 rushes for 799 yards for 16 TDs and caught 14 passes for 185 yards
• Ranked 10th nationally in rushing TDs (16, 2nd in AAC), 13th in nation in total TDs (16)
• Ended 2nd on UCF single-season rushing TD list with 16
• Finished with 27 career starts, 17 at UCF, 10 at Northwestern
• 22 rushes for 74 yards, 2 TDs and also caught 3 for 26; had 1-yd vs. S.C. State
• Ran 15 times for 51 with 2 TDs vs. Louisville
• Rushed 13 for 33 and 1 TD vs. FAU
• Team-high 19 carries for 70 yards and caught 1 for 22 vs. Georgia Tech
• Rushed team-high 15 times for 62 yards and 3 TDs vs. SMU
• Rushed 5 for 25 with 1 TD, and caught 2 for 58 yards vs. Temple
• Ran 11 times for 63 yards and 1 TD with two 2 for 15 yards vs. ECU
• Ran 14 for 58 yards and 1 TD vs. Cincinnati
• Rushed 15 times for 67 yards and completed 4 yard TD pass to Stephen Martin at Memphis
• Ran 19 for 54 yards and 2 TDs at Tulane
• Ran 10 for 64 and caught 2 for 15 vs. Navy
• Rushed team-high-tying 16 for 54 yards, caught 1 for 12 yards and caught 2 pt conversion vs USF
• Ran 20 for 85 and 1 TD and caught 2 for 28 vs. Tulane in AAC title game
• Scored both UCF TDs and ran 11 times for team-high 39 vs. Duke in Military Bowl
• Played in 2023 Hula Bowl Classic all-star game held at UCF
SENIOR (2021)
• Appeared in eight games, making five starts at running back during first season with the Knights
• Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll once and earned CBS Sports National Game Ball of the Week once
• Missed games against Navy (10/2), ECU (10/9), SMU (11/13), UConn (11/20), and South Florida (11/26) due to injury
• Led the Knights with 159 rushing attempts, nine rushing touchdowns and 87.9 rushing yards per game
• Finished the season with 703 yards rushing and an average of 4.4 yards per carry
• Caught nine passes for 75 yards during the season
• Earned UCF AD Honor Roll accolades for fall 2021
• Boise State (9/2): Made UCF debut, carrying the ball 33 times for 172 yards and a touchdown, while catching four passes for 29 yards
• Bethune-Cookman (9/11): Tied the UCF record with four rushing TDs to go with 59 rushing yards on 12 carries and one catch for four yards
• at Louisville (9/17): Rushed six times for 37 yards before missing majority of the game with an injury
• at Cincinnati (10/16): Rushed 13 times for 27 yards with one score
• Memphis (10/22): Returned to full health, rushing 26 times for 111 yards on the ground, adding two catches for 10 yards
• at Temple (10/30): Carried the ball 20 times for 88 yards and a touchdown, to go with one catch for eight yards
• Tulane (11/6): Rushed 14 times for 54 yards and caught one pass for 24 yards
• vs. Florida (12/23): Ran the ball 35 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns in the Gasparilla Bowl
PRIOR TO UCF
• Transferred to UCF from Northwestern
• Three-year totals with Wildcats equaled 334 rushing carries for 1,300 yards and seven touchdowns in 23 games played
• Led Wildcats in rushing attempts (23) in 2020 season opener against Maryland, totaling 75 yards on the ground
• Recorded first career receiving touchdown during third quarter as well as first rushing score since 2018 on Northwestern’s first drive of game
• Recorded at least 80 rushing yards for seventh time in his career at Iowa (85)
• Started against Purdue and Wisconsin
• Contributed 10 rushes for 54 yards against Stanford in 2019 opener
• Longest carry of season (21 yards) came against Michigan State
• Recorded 65 yards on 16 carries against Ohio State, his season high
• Finished 2019 season with 204 rushing yards and 101 receiving yards
• Appeared in 11 games as true freshman in 2018 and took over starting duties at running back in Rutgers game, finishing with 866 yards and six touchdowns on 197 carries, third-most rushing yards in a season by any first-year player in Northwestern history
• Finished eighth among Big Ten running backs and third among first-year backs with average of 91.9 rushing yards in conference matchups
• In first start against Rutgers impressed with 108 yards and two TDs on 24 carries
• Posted second straight 100-plus-yard rushing game against Wisconsin with 117 yards and a TD
• Came up with monster performance at Iowa, taking 31 carries for 165 yards including a 34-yard TD run (11/10)
• Added two TDs along with 85 yards in win at Minnesota
• Exploded for 166 yards against Illinois including career-long 55-yard rush
• Ran for 60 yards on 13 carries while hauling in two receptions for 24 yards against Ohio State in Big Ten Championship
• Team captain senior year at Sidney (Ohio) High School
• Named 2017 Ohio Player of the Year by Touchdown Club of Columbus
• Rushed for 2,695 yards, had 320 receiving yards and 32 total TDs in 2017 senior campaign
• Named first-team All-GWOC North and GWOC North Offensive Player of the Year
• First-team Ohio All-State
• Touchdown 7 Dream Team MVP
• Totaled 503 all-purpose yards (413 rushing/90 receiving) and scored seven TDs in game versus Xenia in 2017
• Finished high school career with 5,482 rushing yards, 695 receiving yards and 75 TDs
• Two-time first-team All-GWOC North
• Two-time letter winner in basketball, averaging 8.4 points per game
• Named first-team All-GWOC as sprinter in track and field during junior year
• Holds Sidney High School records for single-season rushing yards, single-season rushing TDs, single-season total TDs, single-season carries, points scored in a season, single-season all-purpose yards, single-game rushing yards, single-game carries, single-game total yards
PERSONAL
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Isaiah Bowser Season 2022
#5PositionRB
Weight220 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFifth Year
HometownSidney, Ohio
Previous SchoolNorthwestern
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