Bob Stull

Bob Stull
Biographical details
Born (1945-11-21) November 21, 1945 (age 78)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1965–1967Kansas State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1974Kent State (OL)
1975–1978Washington (WR)
1979–1983Washington (OC)
1984–1985UMass
1986–1988UTEP
1989–1993Missouri
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–2017UTEP
Head coaching record
Overall46–65–2
Bowls0–1

Bob Stull (born November 21, 1945) is a retired American college athletics administrator and former college football player and coach. He is the former athletic director at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a position he held from 1998 to 2017. Stull served as head football coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, (1984–1985), UTEP (1986–1988), and the University of Missouri (1989–1993), compiling a career college football record of 46–65–2.

Early life and playing career

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A native of Davenport, Iowa, Stull was a three-year letterman at Kansas State University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees.

Coaching career

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Stull began his coaching career at Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the offensive line coach at Kent State from 1971 to 1974 under Don James. He then followed James to Washington, where he was receivers coach (1975–1978) and later offensive coordinator (1979–1983).

After two seasons at Massachusetts, Stull was hired at UTEP, where he posted a 21–15 record from 1986 to 1988, culminating in a 10–2 record and an appearance in the 1988 Independence Bowl. Stull didn't fare as well at the University of Missouri, compiling a 15–38–2 record in five seasons. While at Missouri, he coached on the losing end of the infamous "Fifth Down Game".

Administrative career

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After his coaching career, Stull was director of the Girls and Boys Clubs of Seattle before entering administration at the University of Washington.[1] He rejoined UTEP as athletic director after a 10-year absence. On August 31, 2017, Stull announced his retirement as UTEP's athletic director after 19 years at the helm.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
UMass Minutemen (Yankee Conference) (1984–1985)
1984 UMass 3–8 1–4 5th
1985 UMass 7–4 4–1 2nd
UMass: 10–12 5–5
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (1986–1988)
1986 UTEP 4–8 2–6 8th
1987 UTEP 7–4 5–3 4th
1988 UTEP 10–3 6–2 2nd L Independence
UTEP: 21–15 13–11
Missouri Tigers (Big Eight Conference) (1989–1993)
1989 Missouri 2–9 1–6 7th
1990 Missouri 4–7 2–5 T–6th
1991 Missouri 3–7–1 1–6 7th
1992 Missouri 3–8 2–5 T–6th
1993 Missouri 3–7–1 2–5 T–6th
Missouri: 15–38–2 8–27
Total: 46–65–2

References

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  1. ^ "24 Mar 1996, 45 - El Paso Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Longtime UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull to retire after 18 years". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 23, 2017.