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Bowie State

latest conference era: CIAA

Loaded Seasons13
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2010 | +1.5
Best Finish#100 in 2010
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR -1.1 PWR -12.9 2014: 0-1, margin -25, power -8.5, resume 5 / 100, final rank #2992015: 0-1, margin -7, power -10.8, resume 45 / 100, final rank #2892016: 0-1, margin -9, power -12.4, resume 45 / 100, final rank #2872018: 0-1, margin -17, power -12.9, resume 30 / 100, final rank #2842021: 12-2, margin +246, power -5.9, resume 73 / 100, final rank #2862022: 6-4, margin +56, power -1.1, resume 40 / 100, final rank #3212023: 6-4, margin -19, power -2.7, resume 33 / 100, final rank #3572024: 4-6, margin +66, power -1.9, resume 35 / 100, final rank #3492025: 3-7, margin -51, power -4.4, resume 29 / 100, final rank #3842026: 0-3, margin -86, power -3.3, resume 27 / 100, final rank #388 2014: 0-1, margin -25, power -8.5, resume 5 / 100, final rank #299-8.52015: 0-1, margin -7, power -10.8, resume 45 / 100, final rank #289-10.82016: 0-1, margin -9, power -12.4, resume 45 / 100, final rank #287-12.42018: 0-1, margin -17, power -12.9, resume 30 / 100, final rank #284-12.92021: 12-2, margin +246, power -5.9, resume 73 / 100, final rank #286-5.92022: 6-4, margin +56, power -1.1, resume 40 / 100, final rank #321-1.12023: 6-4, margin -19, power -2.7, resume 33 / 100, final rank #357-2.72024: 4-6, margin +66, power -1.9, resume 35 / 100, final rank #349-1.92025: 3-7, margin -51, power -4.4, resume 29 / 100, final rank #384-4.42026: 0-3, margin -86, power -3.3, resume 27 / 100, final rank #388-3.3 20140-120150-120160-120180-1202112-220226-420236-420244-620253-720260-3

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 13

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline -3.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -0.3

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 4.8

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2010 | +1.5

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2024

This is the program's best power season since 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2010 | #100

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2021 | 73 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #9 | Power #7

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 38th | Power 54th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2021 | 12-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #341 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 0-3
Program baseline -3.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 4.8 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2010 Season

Ended at power +1.5, record 0-1, and final loaded-board rank #100.

Best Loaded Resume

2021 Season

Resume 73 / 100 with 12 wins and a 86% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+1.1 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from -4.4 to -3.3.

Best Record

12-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2021, with a margin of +246.

Best Resume Season

2021 | 73 / 100

Latest Vs. Standard

-0.3

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

13 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 CIAADII CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 0-3 #388 -3.3 27 -86 Open season page
2025 CIAADII In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 3-7 #384 -4.4 29 -51 Program view
2024 CIAADII In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 4-6 #349 -1.9 35 +66 Program view
2023 CIAADII In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 6-4 #357 -2.7 33 -19 Program view
2022 CIAADII Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 6-4 #321 -1.1 40 +56 Program view
2021 CIAADII Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 12-2 #286 -5.9 73 +246 Program view
2018 CIAADII Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 0-1 #284 -12.9 30 -17 Program view
2016 CIAADII Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 0-1 #287 -12.4 45 -9 Program view
2015 CIAADII Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 0-1 #289 -10.8 45 -7 Program view
2014 CIAADII Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 0-1 #299 -8.5 5 -25 Program view
2010 FBS IndependentsFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 0-1 #100 +1.5 7 -7 Program view
2006 FBS IndependentsFBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 0-1 #147 +1.3 6 -8 Program view
2004 FBS IndependentsFBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 0-2 #147 +1.3 5 -40 Program view