Bob Owens (American football, born 1946)

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Bob Owens
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Chapman
Conference SCIAC
Record106–62
Biographical details
Bornc.1946 (age 7778)
Alma mater University of La Verne
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980 Oregon (assistant)
? Utah State (assistant)
? Fresno (assistant)
1992 Sacramento Surge (RB/WR)
1993 Chico State (assistant)
1995 Nevada (WR)
1996–2002 Whittier
2003–2005 Humboldt State (OC)
2006–present Chapman
Head coaching record
Overall126–105
Tournaments1–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 SCIAC (1997–1998, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)
2 SCIAC Surf Division (2023, 2024)
Awards
SCIAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2014, 2017, 2023)

Bob Owens (born c.1946) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Chapman University, a position he has held since 2006. Owens served as head football coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California from 1996 to 2002. He was an assistant coach for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1992 when the team won World Bowl '92. [1]

Contents

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1996–2002)
1996 Whittier1–81–4T–5th
1997 Whittier5–44–1T–1st
1998 Whittier7–25–01st
1999 Whittier0–90–56th
2000 Whittier4–54–12nd
2001 Whittier2–72–3T–4th
2002 Whittier1–81–4T–4th
Whittier:20–4317–18
Chapman Panthers (NCAA Division III independent)(2006–2010)
2006 Chapman4–5
2007 Chapman6–3
2008 Chapman5–4
2009 Chapman4–5
2010 Chapman4–5
Chapman Panthers (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2011–present)
2011 Chapman4–5N/AN/A
2012 Chapman6–35–23rd
2013 Chapman8–16–12nd
2014 Chapman8–27–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
2015 Chapman4–54–3T–3rd
2016 Chapman5–44–3T–4th
2017 Chapman6–36–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
2018 Chapman5–44–34th
2019 Chapman10–17–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Chapman7–34–2T–2nd
2022 Chapman7–34–2T–3rd
2023 Chapman6–46–2T–1st (Surf)L NCAA Division III First Round
2024 Chapman7–26–11st (Surf)
Chapman:106–6263–19
Total:126–105
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Fader, Marin (October 5, 2015). "At Chapman, football coaching is a family business". Orange County Register . Anaheim, California . Retrieved May 22, 2020.