Bob Cope (November 6, 1936 – August 3, 1997) was an American football coach. In a 32-year career, he served as assistant coach at Vanderbilt, SMU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Purdue, Pacific, USC, Baylor, and Kansas State. During his career, he coached 23 nationally ranked defenses and participated in eight bowl games.
 Cope circa 1970s | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1936 |
| Died | August 3, 1997 (aged 60) Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1960 | Carson–Newman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1971 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1972–1975 | Pacific (CA) (AHC/DC) |
| 1976 | SMU (DL) |
| 1977–1979 | Arkansas (DB/RC) |
| 1980 | Arkansas (DC) |
| 1981 | Ole Miss (LB) |
| 1982 | Purdue (DC) |
| 1983–1988 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1989–1990 | Kansas State (DC) |
| 1991–1992 | USC (DB) |
| 1993 | Baylor (DB) |
| 1994 | Baylor (DC/DB) |
| 1995 | Baylor (AHC/DB) |
| 1996 | Kansas State (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–46 |
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he played college football at Carson–Newman College, and was induced posthumously into the Carson–Newman Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
Cope was an assistant coach at University of the Pacific for Chester Caddas in the early 1970s. His only stint as head coach came at Pacific (1983–1988), where he had a 22–46 record.
Cope was diagnosed with cancer in September 1996. He died at Mercy Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association / Big West Conference) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Pacific | 3–9 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1984 | Pacific | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | Pacific | 5–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1986 | Pacific | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1987 | Pacific | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1988 | Pacific | 2–9 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Pacific: | 22–46 | 12–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–46 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Curnutt, Marlin (April 5, 2002). "Six inducted in C-N Hall of Fame". BPSports. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Haskin, Kevin (August 3, 1997). "Cope dies of cancer at age 60". The Capital-Journal.
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |