Bob Naso

Robert J. "Bob" Naso
Biographical details
Sport(s)	College football
Born	(1937-09-11) September 11, 1937
Playing career
1956–1958	Rutgers
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1979	Rutgers (DC)
1980–1984	Columbia
Head coaching record
Overall	4–43–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Robert J. "Bob" Naso (born September 11, 1937) is an American former college football head coach. From 1961–1979 he was an assistant coach/defensive coordinator at Rutgers University. In 1976, while Naso worked as defensive coordinator, the Scarlet Knights went 11–0–0 and his unit placed first nationwide in total, rushing and scoring defense.^[1] After spending two decades with his alma mater, where he also played football and lacrosse, Naso moved on to become the head coach at Columbia University. After five seasons he was fired for going 4–43–2, including a 1984 season that was Columbia's first winless season since 1943.

Naso has been inducted into the Rutgers University, Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse and New Jersey Lacrosse Halls of Fame.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (1980–1984)
1980	Columbia	1–9	0–7	8th
1981	Columbia	1–9	1–6	7th
1982	Columbia	1–9	1–6	8th
1983	Columbia	1–7–2	1–5–1	7th
1984	Columbia	0–9	0–7	8th
Total:		4–43–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

↑ Associated Press (1984-11-20). "Naso of Colombia Resigns as Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-19.

External links

Rutgers Hall of Fame entry (second from bottom)

Columbia Lions head football coaches

No coach (1870–1898)
George Sanford (1899–1901)
Bill Morley (1902–1905)
No team (1906–1914)
T. Nelson Metcalf (1915–1917)
Fred Dawson (1918–1919)
Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1920–1922)
Percy Haughton (1923–1924)
Paul Withington (1924)
Charles Crowley (1925–1929)
Lou Little (1930–1956)
Aldo Donelli (1957–1967)
Frank Navarro (1968–1973)
William Campbell (1974–1979)
Bob Naso (1980–1984)
Jim Garrett (1985)
Larry McElreavy (1986–1988)
Ray Tellier (1989–2002)
Bob Shoop (2003–2005)
Norries Wilson (2006–2011)
Pete Mangurian (2012–2014)
Al Bagnoli (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

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