Rob Cushman

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Rob Cushman
Biographical details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Playing career
1974–1978 Puget Sound
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980 Chico State (assistant)
1981–1983 Butte (DC)
1984–1985 Marysville HS (CA)
1986 St. Helena HS (CA)
1987–1996 Eastern Oregon (DC)
1997–2001Eastern Oregon
2002–2006 Feather River
2007 Ithaca (ST/DB)
2008–2010 Augustana (IL) (DC)
2011–2014Augustana
2015–2016 Minnesota–Morris
2017–2019 Occidental
2021–2022 Pasadena City (co-OC / QB / RB)
Head coaching record
Overall46–83 (college)
34–21 (junior college)

Robert J. Cushman (born 1956) is an American football coach. He was the co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and running backs coach at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, from 2021 to 2022. Cushman served as the head football coach at Eastern Oregon University from 1997 to 2001, Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 2011 to 2014, the University of Minnesota Morris from 2015 to 2016, and Occidental College from 2017 until the football program's discontinuation in 2020. Cushman was also the head football coach at Feather River College, a community college in Quincy, California, from 2004 to 2006.

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Coaching career

Eastern Oregon

Cushman's college head coaching career started in 1997 at Eastern Oregon University after being promoted from defensive coordinator, a position that he had held for ten years. He resigned as the Mountaineers' head coach in 2001 with an 18-31 record. [1]

Feather River

In 2002, Cushman landed his second head coaching job at Feather River College in Quincy, California. [2] [3] He led the Golden Eagles to five consecutive bowl games and a 34–21 overall record. After the 2006 season, Cushman resigned.

Augustana

Cushman went to Augustana College (Illinois) in 2008 to become their defensive coordinator. In 2008, the Vikings' defense under Cushman allowed only 13.4 points per game, ranked seventh in NCAA Division III and first in their conference (CCIW). The Vikings' defense allowed 16.7 points per game in 2009, and 18.8 points per game in 2010.

Cushman was named the Augustana Vikings head coach on November 24, 2010 after four years as defensive coordinator. [4] He resigned on December 2, 2014 with a 17–23 record as the head coach. During his time as the head coach at Augustana, Cushman helped produce five Academic All-Americans, a National Football Foundation Scholar and an NCAA Division III All-American. In addition, 22 Vikings earned all-conference recognition under Cushman. [5] [6]

Minnesota–Morris

On April 1, 2015, Rob Cushman was named the 17th head coach at the University of Minnesota Morris for the Cougars football team. [7] [8] [9] [10] On October 3, 2015, Cushman lead the Cougars to their first homecoming victory since 2006, a 44–43 win over MacMurray. [11] After a poor 0–10 finish in 2014, Cushman improved the Cougars football team to a 4–6 record in his first season as their head coach.

Occidental

Cushman was named head football coach at Occidental College on August 1, 2017. His first game came against his alma mater, the University of Puget Sound, on September 9, 2017.

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (NAIA independent)(1997–1998)
1997 Eastern Oregon4–6
1998 Eastern Oregon6–425
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (NCAA Division III independent)(1999–2001)
1999 Eastern Oregon5–5
2000 Eastern Oregon2–8
2001 Eastern Oregon1–8
Eastern Oregon:18–31
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)(2011–2014)
2011 Augustana2–82–57th
2012 Augustana5–54–34th
2013 Augustana5–53–44th
2014 Augustana5–54–33rd
Augustana:17–2313–15
Minnesota–Morris Cougars (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)(2015–2016)
2015 Minnesota–Morris4–64–5T–5th
2016 Minnesota–Morris6–45–45th
Minnesota Morris:10–109–9
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2017–2019)
2017 Occidental0–30–0NA
2018 Occidental1–80–78th
2019 Occidental0–80–78th
Occidental:1–190–14
Total:46–83
  • #Rankings from final NAIA poll.

Junior college

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Feather River Golden Eagles (Golden Valley Conference)(2002–2006)
2002Feather River6–52–34thL CLO Bowl
2003Feather River9–24–12ndL Tri-Counties Bank Holiday Bowl
2004Feather River6–53–22ndW East County Bowl
2005Feather River7–44–12ndL Silicon Valley Bowl
2006Feather River6–52–34thL Capital Shrine Bowl
Feather River:34–2113–10
Total:34–21

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References

  1. ↑ "EOU's Cushman Resigns". lagrandeobserver.com. The Observer. November 22, 2001. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Morrow, Shannon (March 13, 2002). "FRC Hires Football Coach". Indian Valley Record. Greenville.
  3. ↑ James, Marty (November 30, 2002). "Former St. Helena coach leads Feather River into Bowl". napavalleyregister.com. Napa Valley Register. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rob Cushman named head football coach". augustana.edu. Augustana College. November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cushman resigns as head football coach". athletics.augustana.edu. Augustana College. December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rob Cushman resigns as head football coach at Augustana". qconline.com. (Moline, IL: Quad-Cities Online). December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kern, Brooke (August 25, 2015). "Cougars picked ninth in preseason poll". (Morris, MN: Morris Sun Tribune). Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Batcher, Stephen (April 1, 2015). "Rob Cushman Named UMM Head Football Coach". umacathletics.com. Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "U of M, Morris hires Cushman as football coach". startribune.com. Star Tribune. April 1, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Morris Names Next Head Football Coach". morris.umn.edu. University of Minnesota. April 1, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Batcher, Stephen (October 3, 2015). "Cougars Emerge Victorious on Homecoming". ummcougars.org. University of Minnesota. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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