Bob Sutton

Bob Sutton

Personal information
Date of birth	January 28, 1951 (1951-01-28)
Place of birth	Ypsilanti, Michigan
Career information
Position(s)	Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
College	Eastern Michigan
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1972–1973 1974 1975–1976 1977–1979 1980–1981 1982 1983–1991 1991–1999 2000–2006 2006–2008 2009–present	University of Michigan (Graduate Assistant) Syracuse (Linebackers Coach) Western Michigan (Defensive Coordinator) Illinois (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach) Western Michigan (Offensive Coordinator) North Carolina State (Running Backs Coach) Army (Defensive Coordinator) Army (Head Coach) New York Jets (Linebackers Coach) New York Jets (Defensive Coordinator) New York Jets (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers Coach)

Bob Sutton (born January 28, 1951) is an American football coach. He is currently the senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the New York Jets of the NFL. Sutton served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1991 to 1999, compiling a record of 44–55–1. He guided the 1996 Army squad to a 10–2 record, an appearance in the Independence Bowl, and a top 25 finish in both major polls. For his efforts that season, Sutton was awarded the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award.

Sutton joined the New York Jets in 2000, and has since worked under four different head coaches. He began his tenure with the Jets as a linebackers coach before serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2008, succeeding Donnie Henderson.

Sutton earned his physical education degree from Eastern Michigan University. He and his wife, Debbie, have a son, Andrew, and a daughter, Sarah.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Army Cadets (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1991–1997)
1991	Army	4–7
1992	Army	5–6
1993	Army	6–5
1994	Army	4–7
1995	Army	5–5–1
1996	Army	10–2			L Independence	24	25
1997	Army	4–7
Army Cadets / Black Knights (Conference USA) (1998–1999)
1998	Army	3–8	2–4	T–5th
1999	Army	3–8	1–5	T–7th
Army:		44–55–1	3–9
Total:		44–55–1
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• New York Jets profile
• Bob Sutton at the College Football Data Warehouse

Sporting positions
Preceded by Donnie Henderson	New York Jets Defensive Coordinator 2006–2008	Succeeded by Mike Pettine