Bob Owens (American football, born 1946)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Alma mater | University of La Verne |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980 | Oregon (assistant) |
| ? | Utah State (assistant) |
| ? | Fresno (assistant) |
| 1992 | Sacramento Surge (RB/WR) |
| 1993 | Chico State (assistant) |
| 1995 | Nevada (WR) |
| 1996–2002 | Whittier |
| 2003–2005 | Humboldt State (OC) |
| 2006–2024 | Chapman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–106 |
| Tournaments | 1–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 SCIAC (1997–1998, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023) 2 SCIAC Surf Division (2023, 2024) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× SCIAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2014, 2017, 2023) | |
Bob Owens (born c. 1946) is an American former football coach. He was the head football coach for Chapman University, a position he held from 2006 until his retirement in 2024.[1] Owens served as head football coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California from 1996 to 2002. He was an assistant coach for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1992 when the team won World Bowl '92.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1996–2002) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Whittier | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1997 | Whittier | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1998 | Whittier | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Whittier | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2000 | Whittier | 4–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Whittier | 2–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2002 | Whittier | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Whittier: | 20–43 | 17–18 | |||||||
| Chapman Panthers (NCAA Division III independent) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Chapman | 4–5 | |||||||
| 2007 | Chapman | 6–3 | |||||||
| 2008 | Chapman | 5–4 | |||||||
| 2009 | Chapman | 4–5 | |||||||
| 2010 | Chapman | 4–5 | |||||||
| Chapman Panthers (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2024) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Chapman | 4–5 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 2012 | Chapman | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Chapman | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Chapman | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Chapman | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Chapman | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | Chapman | 6–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Chapman | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | Chapman | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Chapman | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Chapman | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Chapman | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–1st (Surf) | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2024 | Chapman | 7–3 | 6–2 | 1st (Surf) | |||||
| Chapman: | 106–63 | 63–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 126–106 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Owens announces retirement after 19 years at Chapman" (Press release). Chapman Panthers Athletics. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Fader, Marin (October 5, 2015). "At Chapman, football coaching is a family business". Orange County Register. Anaheim, California. Retrieved May 22, 2020.