Dwayne Bowyer is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in Hampden-Sydney football history. A three-year starter, he earned All-American honors in 1991 as he led the Tigers to a school-record of 34.8 points per game. He is also one of only two quarterbacks in Hampden-Sydney football history to throw for over 1,700 yards twice in his career. After his junior season in 1990, Dwayne ranked 5th in the nation in passing efficiency and 22nd in total offense, and he was voted team MVP by his teammates. During this season, he set school single-season records for passing yardage and touchdown passes. Going into his senior season in 1991, Bowyer was voted as the only team captain and named pre-season All-American. He finished his final season ranked 11th in the nation in passing efficiency and in the top 20 in total offense, while eclipsing his own single-season passing records for yardage and touchdown passes. He again was voted as the team's MVP, was awarded the prestigious Stokley Fulton Award, and was named the Virginia Sports Information Director's (VaSID) Player-of-the-Year among Division II, III, and NAIA member schools.
While attending Hampden-Sydney, Dwayne was a member of ODK (National Leadership Society), the Student Activity Committee, and the Kappa Alpha Order, which he served one year (1991) as president. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and, as a member of the Army ROTC program, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant.
Dwayne Bowyer remains on active duty and is stationed at the Pentagon, assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. He is a Captain promotable and will be promoted to Major in the near future. Dwayne and his family live at Fort Meade, Maryland. He is married to the former Martha C. Solbak of Lititz, Pennsylvania. They have two children Collin (9) and Claire (1).
