Rob Smith (American football, born 1957)

Robert Smith is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Washington University from 1989 to 2005 and Humboldt State University in Humboldt, California from 2008 to 2017, compiling a career college football coaching record of 172–106–1.^[1][2]

Rob Smith

Biographical details
Alma mater	Washington (1981)
Playing career
1977–1980	Washington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–2005	Western Washington
2008–2017	Humboldt State
Head coaching record
Overall	172–106–1
Tournaments	4–4 (NAIA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 CFA (1996, 1999–2000) 4 GNAC (2001, 2003, 2011, 2015) 1 CFA Mount Rainier Division (1995)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#
Western Washington Vikings (Columbia Football Association) (1989–1997)
1989	Western Washington	7–2	4–2	T–3rd (Mount Rainier)
1990	Western Washington	3–6	1–5	T–5th (Mount Rainier)
1991	Western Washington	5–3–1	4–2	3rd (Mount Rainier)
1992	Western Washington	7–3	3–2	T–2nd (Mount Rainier)	L NAIA Division II First Round
1993	Western Washington	6–3	3–2	3rd (Mount Rainier)
1994	Western Washington	8–3	4–1	2nd (Mount Rainier)	L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1995	Western Washington	9–1	5–0	1st (Mount Rainier)	L NAIA Division II First Round
1996	Western Washington	11–2	4–1	1st	L NAIA Division II Championship
1997	Western Washington	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1998	Western Washington	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1999	Western Washington	8–3	4–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
2000	Western Washington	7–3	3–1	1st
Western Washington Vikings (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2001–2005)
2001	Western Washington	8–3	3–0	1st		23
2002	Western Washington	6–4	2–1	2nd
2003	Western Washington	4–6	3–0	1st
2004	Western Washington	6–4	3–3	T–2nd
2005	Western Washington	4–6	3–3	2nd
Western Washington:		109–62–1	55–27
Humboldt State Lumberjacks (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2008–2017)
2008	Humboldt State	2–9	0–8	5th
2009	Humboldt State	5–5	1–5	4th
2010	Humboldt State	8–3	6–2	2nd
2011	Humboldt State	9–1	7–1	1st		20
2012	Humboldt State	7–4	6–4	T–2nd
2013	Humboldt State	0–11	0–10	6th
2014	Humboldt State	8–2	4–2	T–2nd
2015	Humboldt State	10–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	15
2016	Humboldt State	6–5	3–5	T–3rd
2017	Humboldt State	8–2	6–2	2nd
Humboldt State:		63–44	39–39
Total:		172–106–1

References

1. "Rob Smith to resign as head coach at Western". Western Washington University athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
2. Samuels, Doug (January 25, 2018). "In official resignation letter, coach explains what has really been going on at D-II Humboldt State". footballscoop.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.