Bob Weber (American football)

Bob Weber

Biographical details
Born	(1934-04-21)April 21, 1934
Died	November 1, 2008(2008-11-01) (aged 74) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1951–1954	Colorado State
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1963	Trinidad State
1964–1966	Colorado State (assistant)
1967–1968	Arizona (OC)
1969–1972	Arizona
1973–1976	Kansas State (OC)
1977–1979	Louisville (OC)
1980–1984	Louisville
1985	SMU (LB)
1988	Ottawa Rough Riders
Head coaching record
Overall	36–61 (college)

Robert Weber (April 21, 1934 – November 1, 2008) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 1969 to 1972 and at the University of Louisville from 1980 to 1984, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 36–61.

Weber grew up on a farm near Fort Collins, Colorado and played center at Colorado State University from 1951 to 1954, earning all-Skyline Conference honors his final two years. After college, he played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos for a year before a water skiing injury ended his playing career. Weber began his coaching career at Trinidad State Junior College before becoming an assistant coach at Colorado State University.

Following his time at the University of Louisville, Weber served as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University and Vanderbilt University before retiring in the mid-1990s. Weber died of pancreatic cancer on November 1, 2008.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1969–1972)
1969	Arizona	3–7	3–3	5th
1970	Arizona	4–6	2–4	5th
1971	Arizona	5–6	3–3	3rd
1972	Arizona	4–7	4–3	4th
Louisville:		16–26	12–13
Louisville Cardinals (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1980–1984)
1980	Louisville	5–6
1981	Louisville	5–6
1982	Louisville	5–6
1983	Louisville	3–8
1984	Louisville	2–9
Louisville:		20–35
Total:		36–61