| Ron Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | LSU |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 11, 1962 |
| Place of birth | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Jacksonville State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 1984 1985–1986 1987–1988 1989 1990 1991–1992 1993–1994 1995–1997 1998–2001 2002 2003 2004–2008 2009–present |
Appalachian State (GA) Minnesota (GA) Austin Peay (assistant) Murray State (DC) East Carolina (assistant) UNLV (DC) Notre Dame (assistant) Eastern Michigan Louisville Alabama A&M Wisconsin (DB) Mississippi State (DC) South Carolina (assistant) LSU (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–55 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| 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 at Louisiana State University, a position he has held since the 2009 season.[1] 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).
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Cooper was the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 1993 to 1994. At Eastern Michigan, his teams produced 9 wins and 13 losses.[2]
From 1995 to 1997 Cooper was the head football coach at the University of Louisville, where in his final season he posted a 1-10 record. His overall record there was 13-20.[3]
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]
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.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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