Bob Pruett

College coach infobox


Name = Bob Pruett
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DateOfBirth = 1943
Birthplace = Beckley, West Virginia
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Sport = Football
College = Virginia
Title = Defensive coordinator
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OverallRecord = 94-23-0
BowlRecord = 5-2-0
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Championships = 1 Southern Conference title (1996) 1 Division I-AA National title (1996) 5 Mid-American Conference titles (1997-2000, 2002) 3 Motor City Bowl titles (1998-2000) 2 GMAC Bowl titles (2001, 2002)
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Position = Tight End
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CoachYears = 1996-2004 2008-
CoachTeams = Marshall Virginia small|(defensive coordinator)
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Bob Pruett is best known as the former head football coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd for nine seasons from 1996 to 2004. During his tenure at Marshall, the Thundering Herd compiled a record of 94-23 (.803 winning percentage), featured two undefeated seasons, won six conference championships, won 5 of 7 bowl games, and captured the I-AA National Championship in 1996.

In 2008, Pruett came out of retirement to become the defensive coordinator for Virginia.

Coaching record

CFB Coaching Record Team
team = Marshall Thundering Herd
conf = Southern Conference
startyear = 1996
endyear = 1996CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = national
year = 1996
team = Marshall
overall = 15-0
conference = 8-0
confstanding = 1
ranking = 1CFB Coaching Record Team
team = Marshall Thundering Herd
conf = Mid-American Conference
startyear = 1997
endyear = 2004CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1997
team = Marshall
overall = 10-3
conference = 8-1
confstanding = 1
bowlgame = Motor City Bowl
bowlopp = Mississippi
bowlscore = L, 31-34
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1998
team = Marshall
overall = 12-1
conference = 8-1
confstanding = 1
bowlgame = Motor City Bowl
bowlopp = Louisville
bowlscore = W, 48-29
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1999
team = Marshall
overall = 13-0
conference = 9-0
confstanding = 1
bowlgame = Motor City Bowl
bowlopp = #25 BYU
bowlscore = W, 21-3
ranking = 10CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 2000
team = Marshall
overall = 8-5
conference = 6-3
confstanding = 1
bowlgame = Motor City Bowl
bowlopp = Cincinnati
bowlscore = W, 25-14
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 2001
team = Marshall
overall = 11-2
conference = 8-1
confstanding = 2
bowlgame = GMAC Bowl
bowlopp = East Carolina
bowlscore = W, 64-61
ranking = 21CFB Coaching Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 2002
team = Marshall
overall = 11-2
conference = 8-1
confstanding = 1
bowlgame = GMAC Bowl
bowlopp = Louisville
bowlscore = W, 38-15
ranking = 19CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 2003
team = Marshall
overall = 8-4
conference = 6-2
confstanding = 3
ranking = CFB Coaching Record Entry
year = 2004
team = Marshall
overall = 6-6
conference = 6-2
confstanding = 3
bowlgame = Fort Worth Bowl
bowlopp = Cincinnati
bowlscore = L, 14-32CFB Coaching Record End
overall = 94-23-0