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Bob Spoo

Biographical details
(1937-11-02)November 2, 1937Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
October 15, 2018(2018-10-15) (aged 80)Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Purdue
Quarterback
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)
1 Gateway Football (1995)4 OVC (2001–2002, 2005, 2009)
Gateway Football Coach of the Year (1995)3× OVC Coach of the Year (2001, 2005, 2009)

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.

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsNCAA/TSN#USA/ESPN°
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Gateway Football Conference) (1987–1995)
1987Eastern Illinois5–63–3T–3rd
1988Eastern Illinois5–62–4T–5th
1989Eastern Illinois9–44–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal15
1990Eastern Illinois5–63–3T–3rd
1991Eastern Illinois4–72–4T–5th
1992Eastern Illinois5–62–4T–3rd
1993Eastern Illinois3–7–12–3–1T–4th
1994Eastern Illinois6–54–2T–2nd
1995Eastern Illinois10–25–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round12
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1996–2005)
1996Eastern Illinois8–46–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round16
1997Eastern Illinois8–35–2T–2nd2122
1998Eastern Illinois6–54–3T–4th
1999Eastern Illinois2–102–5T–6th
2000Eastern Illinois8–46–12ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round1722
2001Eastern Illinois9–26–01stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round99
2002Eastern Illinois8–45–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round1312
2003Eastern Illinois4–83–5T–5th
2004Eastern Illinois5–64–44th
2005Eastern Illinois9–38–01stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round1615
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2007–2011)
2007Eastern Illinois8–47–12ndL NCAA Division I First Round18
2008Eastern Illinois5–73–56th
2009Eastern Illinois8–46–21stL NCAA Division I First Round19
2010Eastern Illinois2–92–67th
2011Eastern Illinois2–91–79th
Eastern Illinois:144–131–168–44
Total:144–131–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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