Mike Bobo

Robert Michael Bobo (born (1974-04-09)April 9, 1974) is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks and the former head coach of the Colorado State Rams football team. He succeeded Jim McElwain at CSU, making him the second consecutive SEC offensive coordinator hired to coach the Rams.[1] Before joining the Rams, he spent all but one of the first 22 years of his adult life with the Georgia Bulldogs as a player or assistant coach.

Mike Bobo
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach
TeamSouth Carolina
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1974-04-09) April 9, 1974
Augusta, Georgia
Playing career
1993–1997Georgia
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998Georgia (admin)
1999Georgia (GA)
2000Jacksonville State (QB)
2001–2006Georgia (QB)
2007–2014Georgia (OC/QB)
2015–2019Colorado State
2020–presentSouth Carolina (OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall28–35
Bowls0–3

Playing career

Bobo played for the Thomasville High School Bulldogs (Thomasville, GA) before playing college football at the University of Georgia (Athens, GA). He holds several Georgia passing records.

As a senior in 1997, he threw for 2,751 yards on 199 completions in 306 attempts and had 19 TD to just 8 INT.

Coaching career

Georgia

Bobo remained at Georgia as a member of the football administrative staff under Jim Donnan. After one year as a graduate assistant, he went to Jacksonville State as quarterbacks coach.

A year later, he returned to Georgia as quarterbacks coach under newly hired Mark Richt. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2007. He is widely known for his knack in grooming successful quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford, Aaron Murray, and David Greene. in 2012, Bobo was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

Colorado State

On December 23, 2014 Bobo took the head coaching job at Colorado State University, that was previously held by Jim McElwain who left for the head coaching vacancy at the University of Florida. Coming off McElwain's 10-3 season, Bobo's first three teams went 7–6, with all losing in low-level bowl games. In 2017, they began play in newly built Canvas Stadium.

The 2018 season started disastrously, as Colorado State lost badly to Hawaii in their home opener, Colorado, Florida, and FCS Illinois State. Their lone win during that stretch came with a come-from-behind victory at home against Arkansas. The Rams finished a dismal 3-9, their worst record since the Steve Fairchild era.

2019 showed little improvement, as the Rams finished 4-8, including losing to rivals Colorado, Air Force, and Wyoming for the 4th consecutive year. Calls for Bobo's firing gained steam throughout the season. Just over 12,000 people attended the final home game against Boise State, one of the Rams' worst home crowds since before Sonny Lubick's arrival. Bobo and CSU mutually agreed to part ways just days later.[2]

South Carolina

Following his dismissal from Colorado State, Bobo was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for South Carolina on December 10th, 2019.[3]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Colorado State (Mountain West Conference) (2015–2019)
2015 Colorado State 7–65–3T–2nd (Mountain)L Arizona
2016 Colorado State 7–65–3T–4th (Mountain)L Famous Idaho Potato
2017 Colorado State 7–65–3T–2nd(Mountain)L New Mexico
2018 Colorado State 3–92–65th (Mountain)
2019 Colorado State 4–83–55th (Mountain)
Colorado State: 28–3520–20
Total:28–35

References
  1. "Mike Bobo named #CSU #Rams football coach". December 22, 2014.
  2. "Colorado State, coach Mike Bobo mutually agree to part ways after a 4-8 record in his fifth season". CBSSports.com.
  3. "Mike Bobo - Football Coach". University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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