Ron Cooper (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | South Florida |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 11, 1962 Huntsville, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Jacksonville State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Appalachian State (GA) |
| 1984 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1985–1986 | Austin Peay (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Murray State (DC) |
| 1989 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1990 | UNLV (DC) |
| 1991–1992 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Eastern Michigan |
| 1995–1997 | Louisville |
| 1998–2001 | Alabama A&M |
| 2002 | Wisconsin (DB) |
| 2003 | Mississippi State (DC) |
| 2004 | South Carolina (DB) |
| 2005 | South Carolina (OLB/ST) |
| 2006–2007 | South Carolina (AHC/DB) |
| 2008 | South Carolina (S) |
| 2009–2011 | LSU (DB) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DB) |
| 2013–2014 | South Florida (AHC/DB) |
| 2015 | FIU (DB) |
| 2016–present | FIU (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–55 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 1 SWAC Eastern Division (2000) | |
Ron Cooper (born February 11, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He presently is the defensive backs coach for the University of South Florida. Cooper served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University (1993–1994), the University of Louisville (1995–1997), and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (1998–2001). He was the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, he played high school football at Lee High School and college football at Jacksonville State.[1]
Coaching career
Eastern Michigan
Cooper was the head football coach at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 1993 to 1994. At Eastern Michigan, his teams produced 9 wins and 13 losses.[2]
Louisville
From 1995 to 1997 Cooper was the head football coach at Louisville, replacing Howard Schnellenberger. In his final season, the Cardinals posted a 1-10 record. The one win being against Illinois who finished the season with no wins (0-11). His overall record there was 13-20.[3] Cooper was fired after three seasons due a steady decline in the team's performance.
Alabama A&M
Cooper's last head coaching position was at Alabama A&M from 1998 to 2001. His squad won a division championship in SWAC during the 2000 season[4] but lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling on December 12, 2000.[5]
Other coaching duties
In 2002, Cooper was the secondaries coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[6] and in 2003 the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Mississippi State. Other coaching stops have included the University of South Carolina and the University of Notre Dame. Cooper is an alumnus of Jacksonville State University.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cooper was hired by the Buccaneers on February 22, 2012 to be the teams defensive backs coach.
Florida International University
Cooper is currently the Assistant Head Coach at Florida International University.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (1993–1994) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Eastern Michigan | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1994 | Eastern Michigan | 5–6 | 5–4 | 7th | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 9–13 | 8–9 | |||||||
| Louisville Cardinals (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1995–1997) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Louisville | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1996 | Louisville | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1997 | Louisville | 1–10 | |||||||
| Louisville: | 13–20 | ||||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1998) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Alabama A&M | 5–6 | |||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1999–2001) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Alabama A&M | 6–5 | 3–1 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2000 | Alabama A&M | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–1st (East) | |||||
| 2001 | Alabama A&M | 5–6 | 4–3 | 4th (East) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 23–22 | 12–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–55 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ McCarter, Mark (January 8, 2012). "Ron Cooper's path to LSU and BCS title game began on fringe of Alabama A&M campus". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, AL: Advance Publications. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
Cooper played high school football at Lee, then played for Jacksonville State.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Eastern Michigan all time coaching records
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Louisville all time coaching records
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Alabama A&M all time coaching records
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Alabama A&M 2000 season results
- ^ http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cooper_ron00.html
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