Rob Cooper
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Record | 195–270 |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1991 | Sacramento City College |
| 1992–1993 | Miami (FL) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | Miami (FL) (Asst.) |
| 1996 | Wake Forest (Asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | Tulane (Asst.) |
| 1999–2003 | Sacramento City College (Asst.) |
| 2004 | Oral Roberts (Asst.) |
| 2005–2013 | Wright State |
| 2014–2023 | Penn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 463–479 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Rob Cooper is an American college baseball coach, most recently serving as the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions baseball program. Cooper was appointed to the position of head coach prior to the start of the 2014 season.[1][2] He resigned after the 2023 season.
Early life
Cooper played baseball at Sacramento City College for two years before transferring to the University of Miami for his final two years. He served as a student assistant coach at Miami in 1994 while finishing his degree. From 1990 to 1992, Cooper worked as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1][3]
Coaching career
Cooper earned a graduate assistant coach position at Miami for the 1995 season before moving to
Head coaching record
This table shows Cooper's record as a head coach at the
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2005–2013) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Wright State | 26–33 | 11–9 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Wright State | 32–27 | 17–13 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Wright State | 36–22 | 21–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Wright State | 30–23 | 16–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Wright State | 33–30 | 14–12 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Wright State | 31–25 | 17–6 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | Wright State | 36–19 | 16–7 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Wright State | 37–21 | 20–10 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Wright State | 25–30 | 9–12 | 4th | |||||
| Wright State: | 286–230 | 141–84 | |||||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) (2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Penn State | 18–32 | 5–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2015 | Penn State | 18–30 | 6–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2016 | Penn State | 28–27 | 12–12 | T–9th | |||||
| 2017 | Penn State | 18–37 | 4–20 | 11th | |||||
| 2018 | Penn State | 13–34 | 3–21 | 13th | |||||
| 2019 | Penn State | 21–27 | 4–18 | 13th | |||||
| 2020 | Penn State | 10–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Penn State | 18–24 | 18–24 | 9th | |||||
| 2022 | Penn State | 26–29 | 11–13 | 6th | Big Ten tournament
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| 2023 | Penn State | 25–25 | 7–16 | 12th | |||||
| Penn State: | 195–270 | 70–188 | |||||||
| Total: | 481–500 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Rob Cooper Biography". Wright State Raiders. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Travis Johnson (August 9, 2013). "Penn State baseball: Rob Cooper hired to lead Nittany Lions, excited about future". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Wright State's Rob Cooper Named 2013 18U National Team Manager". Horizon League. January 6, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Brian Foley (August 9, 2013). "Penn State names Rob Cooper as head coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
External links
- Rob Cooper, Head Baseball Coach, Penn State University Nittany Lions