Bob Spoo

Bob Spoo
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	November 2, 1937 (1937-11-02) (age 74)
Playing career
1956-1958	Purdue
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973-1977 1978-1986 1987-2011	Wisconsin (QB) Purdue (QB) Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	144-127-1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1995 Gateway Conference Coach of the Year 2001 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year 2005 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year

Bob Spoo (November 2, 1937) is a college football, formerly the head coach for Eastern Illinois University. He held that position from the 1987 season until the 2011 season. His career coaching record at Eastern Illinois 144-126-1. As of completion of the 2009 season, this ranks him first at Eastern Illinois in total wins and seventh at Eastern Illinois in winning percentage.^[1]

Spoo is an alumnus of Purdue University and a former quarterback on the Boilermaker's football team. Prior to receiving the head coach position at Eastern Illinois, Spoo served as an assistant at Purdue and Wisconsin, as well as a high school coach.

Coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1987–2011)
1987	Eastern Illinois	5-6
1988	Eastern Illinois	5-6
1989	Eastern Illinois	9-4
1990	Eastern Illinois	5-6
1991	Eastern Illinois	4-7
1992	Eastern Illinois	5-6
1993	Eastern Illinois	3-7-1
1994	Eastern Illinois	6-5
1995	Eastern Illinois	10-2		1 - T
1996	Eastern Illinois	8-4
1997	Eastern Illinois	8-3
1998	Eastern Illinois	6-5
1999	Eastern Illinois	2-10
2000	Eastern Illinois	8-4
2001	Eastern Illinois	9-2		1
2002	Eastern Illinois	8-4		1 - T
2003	Eastern Illinois	4-8
2004	Eastern Illinois	5-6
2005	Eastern Illinois	9-3		1
2006	Eastern Illinois	Did not coach
2007	Eastern Illinois	8-4
2008	Eastern Illinois	5-7
2009	Eastern Illinois	8-4	6-2	1
2010	Eastern Illinois	2-9	2-6	7th
2011	Eastern Illinois	2-9	1-7	9th
Eastern Illinois:		144-127-1	67-40
Total:		143-126-1
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^†Indicates BCS bowl game. ^#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.

References

^ Eastern Illinois Coaching Records

External links

Eastern Illinois profile

Purdue Boilermakers quarterbacks

Allen Brees Campbell Danielson Dawson DeMoss Dicken Evans Everett Elliott Fitchner George Gorgal Griese Gutman Harmeson Hance Henry Herrmann Hunter Johansen Kiepert Kirsch Marve Orton Painter Pardonner Peele Phipps Piebes Reeves Robinson Samuels Siller Smerke Spoo Stephens TerBush Terrizzi Trefzger Vacanti Vitali Wellman

Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches

Otis Caldwell (1899–1901)
Thornton Smallwood (1902)
Thomas Briggs (1903)
Joesph Brown (1904–1909)
Harold Railsback (1910)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Charles Lantz (1919–1934)
Winfield Angus (1935)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1937)
Harold Ave (1938)
Gilbert Carson (1939–1931)
Clayton Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Charles Lantz (1944)
James Goff (1945)
Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950)
Rex Darling (1951)
Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955)
Keith Smith (1956)
Ralph Kohl (1957–1964)
Clyde Biggers (1965–1971)
Jack Dean (1972–1974)
John Konstantinos (1975–1977)
Darrell Mudra (1978–1982)
Al Molde (1983–1986)
Bob Spoo (1987–2005)
Mark Hutson # (2006)
Bob Spoo (2007–2011)
Dino Babers (2012–)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Current head football coaches of the Ohio Valley Conference

Rick Christophel (Austin Peay) Dino Babers (Eastern Illinois) Dean Hood (Eastern Kentucky) Jack Crowe (Jacksonville State) Chris Hatcher (Murray State) Tony Samuel (Southeast Missouri State) Rod Reed (Tennessee State) Watson Brown (Tennessee Tech) Jason Simpson (UT Martin)

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