Cornelius Cooper
American football player and coach (born 1947)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-01-10) January 10, 1947 (age 77) |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1967 | Prairie View A&M |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Prairie View A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–16 |
Cornelius Cooper (born January 10, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 13th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1980 until 1981. His record at Prairie View was 4–16.[1][2]
Cooper played offensive tackle at Prairie View and was selected in the 11th round (280th overall pick) of the in 1968 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.[3]
Cooper later taught in the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Prairie View A&M | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | Prairie View A&M | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 4–16 | 1–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–16 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
- ^ Database Football 1968 NFL Draft Archived April 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Miami Dolphins
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Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches
- Unknown (1907)
- No team (1908–1919)
- Unknown (1920)
- No team (1921–1922)
- Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925)
- James H. Law (1926–1929)
- Arthur J. Willis (1930)
- Sam B. Taylor (1931–1943)
- L. T. Walker (1944)
- Billy Nicks (1945–1947)
- Fred T. Long (1948)
- James A. Stevens (1949–1951)
- Billy Nicks (1952–1965)
- Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968)
- Alexander Durley (1969–1970)
- Jim Hillyer (1971)
- Theophilus Danzy (1972)
- Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979)
- Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981)
- James McKinley (1982–1983)
- Conway Hayman (1984–1987)
- Haney Catchings (1987–1989)
- No team (1990)
- Ronald Beard (1991–1994)
- Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996)
- Greg Johnson (1997–1998)
- Clifton Gilliard (1999)
- Larry Dorsey (2000–2002)
- C. L. Whittington (2003)
- Henry Frazier III (2004–2010)
- Heishma Northern (2011–2014)
- Willie Simmons (2015–2017)
- Eric Dooley (2018–2021)
- Bubba McDowell (2022– )
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