Bob Shoop

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Bob Shoop
Current position
TitleDefensive backs coach
Team Marshall
Conference Sun Belt
Biographical details
Born (1966-08-18) August 18, 1966 (age 57)
Oakmont, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1987 Yale
1988–1989 Birmingham Bulls
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989 Yale (GA)
1990 Virginia (GA)
1991–1993 Northeastern (DB)
1994–1996 Yale (DC)
1997 Villanova (DC)
1998 Army (DB)
1999–2002 Boston College (DB)
2003–2005 Columbia
2006 UMass (DB)
2007–2010 William & Mary (DC/DB)
2011–2013 Vanderbilt (DC/S)
2014–2015 Penn State (DC/S)
2016–2017 Tennessee (DC)
2018–2019 Mississippi State (DC/S)
2020 Michigan (S)
2021 Miami (FL) (DA)
2022 South Florida (DC/S)
2023 Birmingham Stallions (DB)
2024–present Marshall (S)
Head coaching record
Overall7–23

Bob Shoop (born August 18, 1966) is an American football coach who is the current defensive backs coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He also served as an off-field defensive analyst for the University of Miami, with previous service as defensive coordinator at Mississippi State, Tennessee, Penn State, and Vanderbilt. Shoop served as the head football coach at Columbia University from 2003 to 2005.

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Shoop played for Yale and professionally in the British League BAFA National Leagues in 1988 and 1989.

Playing career

Shoop is a 1988 graduate of Yale University and both played and coached under Carmen Cozza. In his senior year, he was an honorable mention selection to the 1987 All-Ivy League team.

In 1988, and the early part of 1989, Shoop played professionally in the United Kingdom for the Birmingham Bulls. [1]

Shoop pitched for the Yale Bulldogs baseball team. He earned four varsity letters and twice won the Raymond W. "Ducky" Pond Pitching Award for outstanding pitching.

Coaching career

He served as an assistant coach at Yale and as defensive coordinator from 1994 to 1996. He was hired by Tom O'Brien at Boston College in 1999.

In 2003, Shoop was hired by Columbia University with the hopes that he would turn around the struggling program. He was fired shortly after the end of the 2005 with a record of 7–23 in his three seasons with the team. His 2005 team went winless in the Ivy League and he never finished above 6th place.

From 2007 to 2010, Shoop served as the defensive coordinator at William & Mary. On January 31, 2011, he was named as the defensive coordinator for the Vanderbilt Commodores, under new head coach James Franklin. [2] He followed Franklin to Penn State to be in the same capacity for the beginning of the 2014 season.

On January 9, 2016, Shoop was announced as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Volunteers. [3]

On December 10, 2017, Shoop was announced as the defensive coordinator for Mississippi State. [4]

On January 20, 2020, Shoop was named the new safeties coach for Michigan. [5]

On January 30, 2021, Shoop was hired by Miami to serve as an off-field defensive analyst. [6]

On December 6, 2021, Shoop was hired by Head Coach Jeff Scott to serve as the University of South Florida defensive coordinator. Following a 54-28 loss to Temple on November 5, 2022, Scott and Shoop were both relieved of their duties at South Florida. [7]

Personal

Bob's brother, John Shoop, is also a football coach, having had stints both at the collegiate level and with the NFL.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Columbia Lions (Ivy League)(2003–2005)
2003 Columbia 4–63–46th
2004 Columbia 1–91–6T–7th
2005 Columbia 2–80–78th
Columbia:7–234–17
Total:7–23

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References

  1. ↑ "Birmingham Bulls". Britballnow.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Low, Chris (January 31, 2011). "Franklin announces defensive staff". ESPN.go.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Tennessean (January 9, 2016). "Vols name Bob Shoop defensive coordinator". The Tennessean . Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Joe Moorhead Announces Hiring of Bob Shoop, Marcus Johnson". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jean-Mary, Shoop Added to Defensive Staff; Harbaugh Named Special Teams Coordinator". MGoBlue.com. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Miami football hiring longtime defensive coach Bob Shoop as analyst". Caneswarning.com. Fansided. January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Brice, John (November 6, 2022). "South Florida fires head coach Jeff Scott, the former Clemson star assistant". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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