Bob Cope
Bob Cope went 22–46 as a head coach in the games on file: 1983 at Pacific, 1984 at Pacific, 1985 at Pacific, 1986 at Pacific, 1987 at Pacific and 1988 at Pacific. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 24–44 official; 22–46 on the field
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1985 5–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pacific | 3–9 (4–8 official) | ||
| 1984 | Pacific | 4–7 (5–6 official) | ||
| 1985 | Pacific | 5–7 | ||
| 1986 | Pacific | 4–7 | ||
| 1987 | Pacific | 4–7 | ||
| 1988 | Pacific | 2–9 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Conference games | 41 | 12–29 | 29% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 9–14 | 39% |
| At home | 34 | 13–21 | 38% |
| On the road | 34 | 9–25 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 13–11 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 9–35 | 20% |
His own 68 games on file, 1983–1988, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sweeney 1983–1988 | 2–4 | Fresno State | 6 | |
| Gene Murphy 1983–1988 | 1–5 | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1984–1988 | 0–5 | San José State | 5 | |
| Mike Knoll 1986–1988 | 3–0 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Chris Pella 1983–1985 | 1–2 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Wayne Nunnely 1986–1988 | 1–2 | UNLV | 3 | |
| Harvey Hyde 1983–1985 | 0–3 | UNLV | 3 | |
| Mike Sheppard 1984–1986 | 0–3 | Long Beach State | 3 | |
| Chuck Shelton 1986–1988 | 0–3 | Utah State | 3 |
Bob Cope’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| San José Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Utah Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| UNLVseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Sacramento Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–71 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–75 | Pacific (CA) | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1976 | SMU | Defensive line coach | |
| 1977–79 | Arkansas | Defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1980 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | Ole Miss | Linebackers coach | |
| 1982 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1983–88 | Pacific (CA) | Head coach | |
| 1989–90 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1991–92 | USC | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1993 | Baylor | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1995 | Baylor | Assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | |
| 1996 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack GreenVanderbilt
- Bill PaceVanderbilt
- Chester CaddasPacific
- Ron MeyerSMU
- Lou HoltzArkansas
- Steve SloanOle Miss
- Leon BurtnettPurdue
- Bill SnyderKansas State
- Larry SmithUSC
- Chuck ReedyBaylor
Assistants who became head coaches
- Pete CarrollUSC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders
- Keith BurnsTulsa
- Hue JacksonOakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Grambling
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Green | Vanderbilt | 1964–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Pace | Vanderbilt | 1967–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Chester Caddas | Pacific | 1972–75 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Ron Meyer | SMU | 1976 | Defensive line coach | |
| Lou Holtz | Arkansas | 1977–80 | 1977–79: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator; 1980: defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Sloan | Ole Miss | 1981 | Linebackers coach | |
| Leon Burtnett | Purdue | 1982 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 1989–96 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Larry Smith | USC | 1991–92 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Chuck Reedy | Baylor | 1993–95 | 1993: defensive backs coach; 1994: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; 1995: assistant head coach and defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Carroll | Pacific, 1983: offensive coordinator | USC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders | |
| Keith Burns | Pacific, 1985–88: assistant coach | Tulsa | |
| Hue Jackson | Pacific, 1987–88: graduate assistant and wide receivers, running backs and special teams coach | Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Grambling |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Seamon | Pacific, 1985–86: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.