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'''Robert Vann Williams''' (born November 21, 1958) is an [[American football]] coach. He is the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the [[University of Oregon]], a position he has held since the 2018 season. Williams served as the head football coach at of [[Michigan State University]] from 1999 to 2002.
'''Robert Vann Williams''' (born November 21, 1958) is an [[American football]] coach who most recently served as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the [[University of Oregon]], from 2018 to 2021. Williams served as the head football coach at [[Michigan State University]] from 1999 to 2002, compiling a record of 16–17.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
During his time at [[Purdue University]], between 1978 and 1982, Williams was a four-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] for the [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermakers football team]] and a [[captain (sports)|captain]] in his senior season.<ref name="RollTide.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html |title=Bobby Williams |publisher=RollTide.com |access-date=April 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220113557/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html |archive-date=December 20, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Alabama-hire">{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2008-01-18-2683409811_x.htm| title=Alabama hires former Michigan State coach Bobby Williams| work=USA Today| date=January 18, 2008| access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref> He started for three years in the [[defensive back|secondary]], after spending his freshman season at [[running back]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> He graduated in 1982 with a degree in general management.<ref name="RollTide.com" />
During his time at [[Purdue University]], between 1978 and 1982, Williams was a four-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] for the [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermakers football team]] and a [[captain (sports)|captain]] in his senior season.<ref name="RollTide.com">{{Cite web |title=Bobby Williams |url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220113557/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2009 |publisher=RollTide.com}}</ref><ref name="Alabama-hire">{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2008 |title=Alabama hires former Michigan State coach Bobby Williams |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2008-01-18-2683409811_x.htm |access-date=April 19, 2009 |website=USA Today}}</ref> He started for three years in the [[defensive back|secondary]], after spending his freshman season at [[running back]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> He graduated in 1982 with a degree in general management.<ref name="RollTide.com" />


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
After spending one season as a graduate assistant at his [[alma mater]], Williams got his first coaching position as a running back and secondary coach at [[Ball State University|Ball State]], where he remained for two seasons.<ref name="RollTide.com" /><ref name="Rivals.com">{{Rivals.com coach|2159}}. Retrieved April 19, 2009</ref> He spent the next five seasons as an [[backfield|offensive backfield]] coach at [[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /><ref name="Rivals.com" />
After spending one season as a graduate assistant at his [[alma mater]], Williams got his first coaching position as a running back and secondary coach at [[Ball State University]], where he remained for two seasons.<ref name="RollTide.com" /><ref name="Rivals.com">{{Rivals.com coach|2159}}. Retrieved April 19, 2009</ref> He spent the next five seasons as an [[backfield|offensive backfield]] coach at [[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /><ref name="Rivals.com" />


On December 6, 1999, Williams was named as the head coach of the [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] [[Michigan State Spartans football|Spartans football team]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Michigan State ends speculation: Spartans make a popular move, promote assistant with no head-coaching experience| work=The Detroit News| date=December 6, 1999}}</ref> Williams coached the Spartans to a 37–34 win over Florida in the [[2000 Citrus Bowl]] in his first game as head coach. In his first full season as head coach, the Spartans began their 2000 season 3–0, with wins over [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]], [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], before losing four consecutive and finishing the season 5–6.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2508&year=2000| title=Coaching Records Game by Game: 2000| publisher=College Football DataWarehouse| access-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> The Spartans did improve in the following season, though were inconsistent, and finished the regular season 6–5, which included a win versus rival [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] in the infamous "[[2001 Michigan vs. Michigan State football game|Clockgate]]"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110301aaa.html| title=Last-Second Smoker Pass Spells Defeat For No. 6 Michigan| publisher=Michigan State University Athletics| date=November 3, 2001| access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref> game. In the 2001 [[Silicon Valley Football Classic]], Michigan State defeated [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] 44–35, finishing the season 7–5 and giving Williams his second bowl victory.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/12/31/ncaa-siliconvalley011231.html| title=Michigan State wins Silicon Valley Classic| publisher=CBC Sports| date=December 31, 2001| access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref> With the victory, he became the first coach in Spartans history to win his first two [[bowl games]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> Nearing the end of his third season, Michigan State was 3–6 and last place in the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] when the Spartans decided to fire Williams as head coach.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2002-11-04-cover-mich-state_x.htm| title=Troubled times at Michigan State| author=Wieberg, Steve| work=USA Today| date=November 4, 2002| access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>
On December 6, 1999, Williams was named as the head football coach at [[Michigan State University]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 6, 1999 |title=Michigan State ends speculation: Spartans make a popular move, promote assistant with no head-coaching experience |work=The Detroit News}}</ref> Williams coached the Spartans to a 37–34 win over Florida in the [[2000 Citrus Bowl]] in his first game as head coach. In his first full season as head coach, the Spartans began their 2000 season 3–0, with wins over [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]], [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], before losing four consecutive and finishing the season 5–6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coaching Records Game by Game: 2000 |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2508&year=2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918090951/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2508&year=2000 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=April 16, 2009 |publisher=College Football DataWarehouse}}</ref> The Spartans did improve in the following season, though were inconsistent, and finished the regular season 6–5, which included a win versus rival [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] in the infamous "[[2001 Michigan vs. Michigan State football game|Clockgate]]"<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 3, 2001 |title=Last-Second Smoker Pass Spells Defeat For No. 6 Michigan |url=http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110301aaa.html |access-date=April 19, 2009 |publisher=Michigan State University Athletics}}</ref> game. In the 2001 [[Silicon Valley Football Classic]], Michigan State defeated [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] 44–35, finishing the season 7–5 and giving Williams his second bowl victory.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 31, 2001 |title=Michigan State wins Silicon Valley Classic |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/12/31/ncaa-siliconvalley011231.html |access-date=April 19, 2009 |publisher=CBC Sports}}</ref> With the victory, he became the first coach in Spartans history to win his first two [[bowl games]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> Nearing the end of his third season, Michigan State was 3–6 and last place in the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] when the Spartans decided to fire Williams as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wieberg |first=Steve |date=November 4, 2002 |title=Troubled times at Michigan State |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/2002-11-04-cover-mich-state_x.htm |access-date=April 19, 2009 |website=USA Today}}</ref>


After leaving Michigan State, Williams went into the NFL as a [[wide receiver]] coach for the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=112 |title=Bobby Williams |publisher=Detroit Lions |access-date=April 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504151235/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=112 |archive-date=May 4, 2008 }}</ref> During his time with the Lions, he was reunited with wide receiver [[Charles Rogers (wide receiver)|Charles Rogers]], whom he had recruited and coached at MSU. After one season in the NFL, Williams returned to college as a wide receiver coach, as well as an assistant head coach under [[Nick Saban]] at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> After Saban left LSU for the [[Miami Dolphins]], Williams followed him to become a running back coach for the team several months later.<ref name="Alabama-hire" /> However, after two seasons with the Dolphins, Williams was fired at his position.<ref>{{cite news| title=Dolphins fire running backs coach| work=Miami Herald| date=April 20, 2007}}</ref> On January 18, 2008, Williams again rejoined Saban at [[University of Alabama|Alabama]], accepting the position of [[tight end]] and [[special teams]] coordinator.<ref name="Alabama-hire" />
After leaving Michigan State, Williams went to the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a [[wide receiver]] coach for the [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bobby Williams |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=112 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504151235/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=112 |archive-date=May 4, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2009 |publisher=Detroit Lions}}</ref> During his time with the Lions, he was reunited with wide receiver [[Charles Rogers (wide receiver)|Charles Rogers]], whom he had recruited and coached at MSU. After one season in the NFL, Williams returned to college as a wide receiver coach, as well as an assistant head coach under [[Nick Saban]] at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].<ref name="RollTide.com" /> After Saban left LSU for the [[Miami Dolphins]], Williams followed him to become a running back coach for the team several months later.<ref name="Alabama-hire" /> However, after two seasons with the Dolphins, Williams was fired at his position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 20, 2007 |title=Dolphins fire running backs coach |work=Miami Herald}}</ref> On January 18, 2008, Williams again rejoined Saban at [[University of Alabama|Alabama]], accepting the position of [[tight end]] and [[special teams]] coordinator.<ref name="Alabama-hire" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/bobby-williams/1807 Oregon Ducks bio]
* [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/bobby-williams/1807 Oregon profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220113557/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081220113557/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/williams_bobby00.html Alabama profile]
* {{Rivals.com coach|2159}}
* {{Rivals.com coach|2159}}


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Latest revision as of 13:13, 12 March 2024

For other people named Bobby Williams, see Bobby Williams (disambiguation).

Bobby Williams
Biographical details
Born (1958-11-21) November 21, 1958 (age 65)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1981Purdue
Position(s)Running back, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982Purdue (GA)
1983–1984Ball State (RB/S)
1985–1989Eastern Michigan (backfield)
1990–1999Michigan State (RB)
2000–2002Michigan State
2003Detroit Lions (WR)
2004LSU (WR)
2005–2006Miami Dolphins (RB)
2007St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL) (assistant)
2008–2015Alabama (TE/ST)
2016–2017Alabama (special assistant)
2018Oregon (ST)
2019–2021Oregon (ST/TE)
Head coaching record
Overall16–17
Bowls2–0

Robert Vann Williams (born November 21, 1958) is an American football coach who most recently served as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Oregon, from 2018 to 2021. Williams served as the head football coach at Michigan State University from 1999 to 2002, compiling a record of 16–17.

Playing career

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During his time at Purdue University, between 1978 and 1982, Williams was a four-year letterman for the Boilermakers football team and a captain in his senior season.[1][2] He started for three years in the secondary, after spending his freshman season at running back.[1] He graduated in 1982 with a degree in general management.[1]

Coaching career

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After spending one season as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Williams got his first coaching position as a running back and secondary coach at Ball State University, where he remained for two seasons.[1][3] He spent the next five seasons as an offensive backfield coach at Eastern Michigan.[1][3]

On December 6, 1999, Williams was named as the head football coach at Michigan State University.[4] Williams coached the Spartans to a 37–34 win over Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl in his first game as head coach. In his first full season as head coach, the Spartans began their 2000 season 3–0, with wins over Marshall, Missouri, and Notre Dame, before losing four consecutive and finishing the season 5–6.[5] The Spartans did improve in the following season, though were inconsistent, and finished the regular season 6–5, which included a win versus rival Michigan in the infamous "Clockgate"[6] game. In the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, Michigan State defeated Fresno State 44–35, finishing the season 7–5 and giving Williams his second bowl victory.[7] With the victory, he became the first coach in Spartans history to win his first two bowl games.[1] Nearing the end of his third season, Michigan State was 3–6 and last place in the Big Ten when the Spartans decided to fire Williams as head coach.[8]

After leaving Michigan State, Williams went to the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver coach for the Detroit Lions.[9] During his time with the Lions, he was reunited with wide receiver Charles Rogers, whom he had recruited and coached at MSU. After one season in the NFL, Williams returned to college as a wide receiver coach, as well as an assistant head coach under Nick Saban at LSU.[1] After Saban left LSU for the Miami Dolphins, Williams followed him to become a running back coach for the team several months later.[2] However, after two seasons with the Dolphins, Williams was fired at his position.[10] On January 18, 2008, Williams again rejoined Saban at Alabama, accepting the position of tight end and special teams coordinator.[2]

Personal life

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Williams is married to Sheila Williams. The couple has two children: a daughter, Nataly, member of the Theta Sigma chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and a son, Nicholas who is an offensive quality control coach with the New York Giants.[1]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (1999–2002)
1999 Michigan State 1–0[n 1] W Florida Citrus 7 7
2000 Michigan State 5–6 2–6 T–9th
2001 Michigan State 7–5 3–5 T–8th W Silicon Valley
2002 Michigan State 3–6* 1–4* T–8th
Michigan State: 16–17 6–15 *Fired after 9 games.
Total: 16–17

Notes

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  1. ^ Nick Saban resigned as head coach at Michigan State following the end of the 1999 regular season. Williams succeeded Saban as head coach and led the Spartans to a victory in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Michigan State finished the season with an overall record of 10–2.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bobby Williams". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Alabama hires former Michigan State coach Bobby Williams". USA Today. January 18, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Bobby Williams at Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2009
  4. ^ "Michigan State ends speculation: Spartans make a popular move, promote assistant with no head-coaching experience". The Detroit News. December 6, 1999.
  5. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: 2000". College Football DataWarehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  6. ^ "Last-Second Smoker Pass Spells Defeat For No. 6 Michigan". Michigan State University Athletics. November 3, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  7. ^ "Michigan State wins Silicon Valley Classic". CBC Sports. December 31, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  8. ^ Wieberg, Steve (November 4, 2002). "Troubled times at Michigan State". USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  9. ^ "Bobby Williams". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  10. ^ "Dolphins fire running backs coach". Miami Herald. April 20, 2007.
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