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American football player and coach (1937–2018)
(1937-11-02 ) November 2, 1937Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
October 15, 2018(2018-10-15) (aged 80 )Rockford, Illinois , U.S.
Purdue
Quarterback
HC
Fenwick HS (IL ) (assistant)
St. Laurence HS (IL )
Loyola Academy (IL ) (backfield)
Loyola Academy (IL )
Wisconsin (QB )
Purdue (QB )
Purdue (OC
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois
144–131–1 (college)
1–8 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs)
Robert Allen Spoo (November 2, 1937 – October 15, 2018) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Illinois University from 1987 to 2011 (with an interruption in 2006 due to surgery), compiling a record of 144–131–1. Spoo led the Eastern Illinois Panthers to five conference titles, nine playoff berths, and ten finishes in the Top 25 polls. He coached nine First Team All-Americans, including Tristan Burge and Tony Romo .
Spoo was an alumnus of Purdue University and a former quarterback on the Purdue Boilermakers football team. Prior to receiving the head coaching position at Eastern Illinois, Spoo served as an assistant at Purdue and the University of Wisconsin–Madison . He also coached at the high school level.
Spoo and his wife, Suzie, had one daughter. After retiring, the Spoos continued to reside in Charleston, Illinois . He died on October 15, 2018, at the age of 80.[1] [2]
Head coaching record [ edit ]
College [ edit ]
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
NCAA/TSN#
USA/ESPN°
Eastern Illinois
5–6
3–3
T–3rd
Eastern Illinois
5–6
2–4
T–5th
Eastern Illinois
9–4
4–2
2nd
L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
15
Eastern Illinois
5–6
3–3
T–3rd
Eastern Illinois
4–7
2–4
T–5th
Eastern Illinois
5–6
2–4
T–3rd
Eastern Illinois
3–7–1
2–3–1
T–4th
Eastern Illinois
6–5
4–2
T–2nd
Eastern Illinois
10–2
5–1
T–1st
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
12
Eastern Illinois
8–4
6–2
T–2nd
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
16
Eastern Illinois
8–3
5–2
T–2nd
21
22
Eastern Illinois
6–5
4–3
T–4th
Eastern Illinois
2–10
2–5
T–6th
Eastern Illinois
8–4
6–1
2nd
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
17
22
Eastern Illinois
9–2
6–0
1st
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
9
9
Eastern Illinois
8–4
5–1
T–1st
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
13
12
Eastern Illinois
4–8
3–5
T–5th
Eastern Illinois
5–6
4–4
4th
Eastern Illinois
9–3
8–0
1st
L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
16
15
Eastern Illinois
8–4
7–1
2nd
L NCAA Division I First Round
18
Eastern Illinois
5–7
3–5
6th
Eastern Illinois
8–4
6–2
1st
L NCAA Division I First Round
19
Eastern Illinois
2–9
2–6
7th
Eastern Illinois
2–9
1–7
9th
144–131–1
68–44
144–131–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
References [ edit ]
Sears (1897–1998)
Jones (1899–1900)
Waterman (1899–1900)
Robertson (1899–1900)
Johnston (1902–05)
Shackleton (1904–05)
Jacobs (1923)
Taube (1923–205)
Smiley (1924)
Speidel (1926)
Smiley (1926)
Harmeson (1927–209)
Weaver (1930)
Pardonner (1931–33)
Peelle (1931–33)
Stalcup (1934–36)
Shackleton (1937–39)
Smerke (1940–42)
Vacanti (1943)
Schultz (1944)
DeMoss (1945–48)
Gorgal (1949)
Schnaible (1949–50)
Samuels (1950–52)
Evans (1952)
Froncie Gutman (1952–54)
Dawson (1954–56)
Spoo (1957–58)
Fitchner (1959)
Allen (1960)
Maury Guttman (1960)
DiGravio (1961–63)
Meyer (1961–62)
Hogan (1962)
Griese (1964–66)
Phipps (1967–69)
Kiepert (1968)
Piebes (1970)
Danielson (1970–72)
Bobrowski (1973)
Terrizzi (1974)
Vitali (1974–75)
Nagel (1975)
Vitali (1975–76)
Metallic (1977)
Herrmann (1977–80)
Campbell (1981–83)
Everett (1983–85)
George (1986)
Downing (1987)
McCarthy (1987–88)
Fox (1988)
Lesniewich (1989)
Letnich (1989)
Hunter (1989–1991)
Pike (1991–1993)
Hunter (1992)
Trefzger (1993–1996)
Reeves (1996)
Dicken (1996–1997)
Brees (1997–2000)
Hance (2001)
Orton (2001–04)
Kirsch (2002, 04-05)
Painter (2005–08)
Siller (2008, 10)
Elliott (2009)
Marve (2010–2012)
Henry (2010, 13)
Robinson (2010)
TerBush (2011–12)
Etling (2013–2014)
Appleby (2014–2015)
Blough (2015–2018)
Sindelar (2017–2019)
Plummer (2019–2021)
O'Connell (2019–2022)
Burton (2022)
Card (2023–present)
Meredith (2023)
Thomas Briggs (1903)
Joseph Brown (1904–1909)
Harold Railsback (1910)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Charles Lantz (1919–1934)
Winfield Angus (1935)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1937)
Harold Ave (1938)
Gilbert Carson (1939–1941)
Clayton Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Charles Lantz (1944)
James Goff (1945)
Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950)
Rex Darling (1951)
Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955)
Keith Smith (1956)
Ralph Kohl (1957–1964)
Clyde Biggers (1965–1971)
Jack Dean (1972–1974)
John Konstantinos (1975–1977)
Darrell Mudra (1978–1982)
Al Molde (1983–1986)
Bob Spoo (1987–2005)
Mark Hutson # (2006)
Bob Spoo (2007–2011)
Dino Babers (2012–2013)
Kim Dameron (2014–2018)
Adam Cushing (2019–2021)
Chris Wilkerson (2022– )
# denotes interim head coach
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