Paul McGowan
Paul Joseph McGowan
Born: January 13, 1966
Winter Park, FL
Position: FB/LB,LB,LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Florida State
High School: Winter Park (FL)
Career: 1989-1997
Paul McGowan played from 1989 to 1997 during his career with the Birmingham Fire, Orlando Predators and Ottawa Rough Riders. McGowan ran for 582 yards in his career on 142 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 227 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Arena League | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | WLAF Birmingham Fire | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | WLAF Birmingham Fire | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Arena Orlando Predators | 50 | 173 | 3.5 | 5 | |
| 1997 | Arena Orlando Predators | 46 | 209 | 4.5 | 2 | |
| WLAF | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 139 | 555 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Totals | 142 | 582 | 4.1 | 21 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Arena Orlando Predators | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| 1997 | Arena Orlando Predators | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 25 | 227 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 25 | 227 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| CFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF Birmingham Fire | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | WLAF Birmingham Fire | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| WLAF | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | WLAF Birmingham Fire | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1996 | Arena Orlando Predators | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | Arena Orlando Predators | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| WLAF | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Arena League | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 27.5 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 20 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | Arena Orlando Predators | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1997 | Arena Orlando Predators | 24 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 145.5 | 97 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 102 | 97 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1996 | Arena Orlando Predators | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1997 | Arena Orlando Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Arena League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | |
| 1990 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1991 | WLAF | Birmingham Fire | 10 | 10 |
| 1992 | WLAF | Birmingham Fire | ||
| 1993 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 12 | |
| 1994 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 12 | |
| 1995 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 7 | |
| 1996 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 12 | |
| 1997 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 14 |
Honors
1994 - Arena All-Arena (First-Team)
1997 - Arena All-Arena (Second-Team)
