Dave Roberts (coach)

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Dave Roberts
Title	Head coach
College	Western Kentucky, Louisiana-Monroe, Baylor
Sport	Football
Career highlights
Overall	67-68-3
Coaching stats
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Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984-1988 1989-1993 1997-1998	Western Kentucky Louisiana-Monroe Baylor

Dave Roberts was the head football coach at Baylor from 1997 to 1998. Roberts ignited controversy in 1997 when, after a loss to Texas Tech, he stated in a post-game press conference that he had told his players that "they were about as bad a football team as there is right now in America",^[1] drawing the ire of the Baylor faithful. Following the 1998 season, that saw the Bears go 2-9 for a second consecutive season, he was fired by athletic director Tom Stanton. He had previously served as the offensive coordinator under Lou Holtz at Notre Dame. After being fired by Baylor he rejoined Holtz as an offensive assistant at South Carolina. He later went on to serve as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T.

Since 1956, Roberts is the only Baylor head football coach other than Grant Teaff to beat the University of Texas, doing so in 1997.

[edit] Head Coaching Record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl	Coaches#	AP°
Western Kentucky (Independent) (1984 – 1988)
1984	Western Kentucky	2-9-0
1985	Western Kentucky	4-7-0
1986	Western Kentucky	4-6-1
1987	Western Kentucky	7-4-0
1988	Western Kentucky	9-4-0
Western Kentucky:		26-30-1
1989	Louisiana-Monroe	4-6-1
1990	Louisiana-Monroe	7-5-0
1991	Louisiana-Monroe	7-3-1
1992	Louisiana-Monroe	10-3-0
1993	Louisiana-Monroe	9-3-0
Louisiana-Monroe:		37-20-2
Baylor (Big 12 Conference) (1997 – 1998)
1997	Baylor	2-9-0
1998	Baylor	2-9-0
Baylor:		4-18-0
Total:		67-68-3
†Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

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Preceded by Chuck Reedy

Baylor Head Football Coach 1996–1998

Succeeded by Kevin Steele

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