| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1932-07-22)July 22, 1932 Monticello, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 87) Geneseo, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1950s | Cornell (IA) |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1978 | Darnall HS (IL) |
| 1979–1994 | Augustana (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–23–1 (college) 146–21–4 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 19–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4NCAA Division III (1983–1986) 12CCIW (1981–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994) | |
| Awards | |
| 4×AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1983–1986) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1998) 9×CCIW Coach of the Year (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1998 (profile) | |
Bob Reade (July 22, 1932 – July 5, 2020) was anAmerican football coach. He served as the head coach atAugustana College inRock Island, Illinois from 1979 to 1994, compiling a record of 146–23–1. HisAugustana Vikings won four consecutiveNCAA Division III Football Championships from 1983 and 1986 and were runners-up in 1982. Reade's teams went unbeaten for 60 straight games (59 wins, one tie) between the start of the 1983 season and the second round of the 1987 NCAA Division III playoffs, when Augustana lost toDayton, 38–36.[1] This remains the record for the longest unbeaten streak inNCAA Division III football history.[2] Reade's teams won or shared 12College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships and he was named conference Coach of the Year nine times (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994). This award is now named in his honor. Reade was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998.
Reade played football as alinebacker atCornell College inMount Vernon, Iowa, from which he graduated in 1954.
Reade was the head football coach atJ. D. Darnall High School inGeneseo, Illinois from 1962 to 1978, compiling a record of 146–21–4. Reade won three consecutive Illinois 3A state championships in 1976, 1977, and 1978. In 1979, Reade was hired atAugustana College, anNCAA Division III school inRock Island, Illinois. He retired in 1994 with 146 wins and 11 playoff appearances at Augustana, in addition to 12 conference titles and 4 national championships.
Reade was a recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award and was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Additionally, he was inducted into the Tribe of Vikings HOF, the Geneseo High School HOF, the Quad City Times HOF, and the Illinois Football Coaches Association HOF.In 1993, Reade authored a booked titledCoaching Football Successfully (ISBN 087322518X), for whichPenn State'sJoe Paterno wrote the foreword.
Reade died on July 5, 2020.[3] He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Geneseo, Illinois.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings(College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)(1979–1994) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Augustana | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980 | Augustana | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Augustana | 9–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LNCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1982 | Augustana | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LNCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1983 | Augustana | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | WNCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1984 | Augustana | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | WNCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1985 | Augustana | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st | WNCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1986 | Augustana | 12–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | WNCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1987 | Augustana | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LNCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1988 | Augustana | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | LNCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 1989 | Augustana | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | LNCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1990 | Augustana | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | LNCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1991 | Augustana | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1992 | Augustana | 6–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Augustana | 7–2 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1994 | Augustana | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | LNCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Augustana: | 146–23–1 | 112–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 146–23–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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