Bob Blasi
Bob Blasi (born September 24, 1930) is a retired American football coach.[1] He was the head coach at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado from 1966 to 1984, compiling a record of 107–71–3.[2] He produced many good teams in his 18 years as head coach, but the best was the 1969 squad, which finished 10–0, won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and was ranked No. 3 in the final United Press International poll. Blasi was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1930 Cunningham, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1952 | Colorado A&M |
| Position(s) | Guard, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953 | Colorado A&M (assistant freshmen) |
| 1954 | Helena HS (MT) (assistant) |
| 1956–1965 | Colorado State–Greeley (line) |
| 1966–1984 | Colorado State–Greeley / Northern Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–71–3 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 RMAC (1969, 1971) 3 GPAC (1973–1975) 1 NCC (1980) 3 RMAC Plains Division (1969–1971) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State–Greeley / Northern Colorado Bears (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1966–1971) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Colorado State–Greeley | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1967 | Colorado State–Greeley | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Colorado State–Greeley | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1969 | Colorado State–Greeley | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st (Plains) | |||||
| 1970 | Northern Colorado | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st (Plains) | |||||
| 1971 | Northern Colorado | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Plains) | |||||
| Northern Colorado Bears (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Northern Colorado | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Northern Colorado | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1974 | Northern Colorado | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Northern Colorado | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Northern Colorado Bears (NCAA Division II independent) (1976–1978) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Northern Colorado | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1977 | Northern Colorado | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1978 | Northern Colorado | 4–6 | |||||||
| Northern Colorado Bears (North Central Conference) (1979–1984) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Northern Colorado | 2–8 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1980 | Northern Colorado | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quartefinal | ||||
| 1981 | Northern Colorado | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982 | Northern Colorado | 5–3–1 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | Northern Colorado | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Colorado State–Greeley / Northern Colorado: | 107–71–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 107–71–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- http://www.denverpost.com/ci_7627765
- DeLassus, David. "Northern Colorado Bears Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- Phifer, Tony. "Bob Blasi". Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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