Bobby Thompson (American football coach)

Bobby Thompson

Biographical details
Born	(1937-08-02) August 2, 1937 (age 86) Guthrie, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1958	Eastern Oklahoma JC
c. 1960	Adams State
Baseball
c. 1958	Eastern Oklahoma JC
c. 1960	Adams State
Position(s)	Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1961–1962	Highland HS (NM) (assistant)
1963	Highland HS (NM)
1964–1965	Altus HS (OK)
1966–1968	Oklahoma State (assistant)
1969–1972	Idaho (OC)
1973	West Texas State (DB)
1974	Northwestern Oklahoma State
1975	Ardmore HS (OK)
1977–1978	Kansas State (DB/RC)
1979–1980	Fort Hays State
1984	Fort Hays State
1985–?	Nebraska–Omaha (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1980–1981	Fort Hays State
1981–1982	South Dakota
1985–1988	Nebraska–Omaha
1988–1999	UTSA
Head coaching record
Overall	16–23–2 (college)

Bobby Thompson (born August 2, 1937) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served at the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1974 and two stints as the head football coach at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, from 1979 to 1980 and again in 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–23–2. ^[1] He was the athletic director at Fort Hays State from 1980 to 1981, the University of South Dakota from 1981 to 1982, the University of Nebraska Omaha from 1985 to 1988, and University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) from 1988 to 1999.

Thompson was born on August 2, 1937, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and attended Guthrie High School there. He played football and baseball at Eastern Oklahoma Junior College—now known as Eastern Oklahoma State College—in Wilburton, Oklahoma and at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado. ^{[2] [3]}

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Oklahoma State (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference)(1974)
1974	Northwestern Oklahoma State	7–3	2–2	3rd
Northwestern Oklahoma State:		7–3	2–2
Fort Hays State Tigers (Central States Intercollegiate Conference)(1979–1980)
1979	Fort Hays State	5–6	3–4	T–3rd
1980	Fort Hays State	4–4–2	3–2–2	T–3rd
Fort Hays State Tigers (Central States Intercollegiate Conference)(1984)
1984	Fort Hays State	0–10	0–7	8th
Fort Hays State:		9–20–2	6–13–2
Total:		16–23–2

References

1. Fort Hays State University coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. Powell, Putt (February 9, 1973). "Putting Around: Top Coach & Recruiter". The Amarillo Globe-Times . Amarillo, Texas. p. 21. Retrieved December 16, 2018– via Newspapers.com .
3. Davidson, Bob (June 3, 1979). ""Good ole boy" Thompson tackling FHS grid program". Salina Journal . Salina, Kansas. p. 28. Retrieved December 16, 2018– via Newspapers.com .