| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1909-01-19)January 19, 1909 |
| Died | May 10, 1998(1998-05-10) (aged 89) Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932 | Western Maryland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1937–1940 | Northeastern (line) |
| 1941–1943 | Brown (line) |
| late 1940s | Harvard (line) |
| late 1940s | Yale (line) |
| 1950 | Rhode Island State |
| 1952–1955 | Rhode Island |
| 1956–1958 | BYU |
| 1959 | Boston University (line) |
| 1960 | Connecticut (line) |
| 1964–1970 | Waltham HS (MA) |
| 1972–1975 | Bentley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–39–6 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3Yankee Conference (1952–1953, 1955) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Rhode Island Coach of the Year (1953, 1955) New England Coach of the Year (1955) | |
Harold W. Kopp (January 19, 1909 – May 10, 1998) was anAmerican football coach. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Rhode Island,Brigham Young University (BYU), andBentley University, compiling a careercollege football record of 51–39–6.
At Rhode Island, Kopp led the Rams to threeYankee Conference titles in five seasons (two shared, one outright). When they won their first title in 1952, it was the first championship in the Rhode Island football program's history. In 1955, he led them to the program's first bowl game, theRefrigerator Bowl, where the Rams lost, 12–10, toJacksonville State.
As the coach of theBYU Cougars football team, Kopp produced winning records in his last two seasons, but was dismissed from the university when rumors surfaced that he had committed a potentialNCAA rules infraction. From 1964 to 1970 Kopp was head football coach atWaltham High School. The team went undefeated in 1965. Kopp was also the first-ever head coach for the Bentley Falcons football program when he took the reins in 1972. He coached there for four seasons.
Kopp was author of a book titledI've Seen It All. He died on May 10, 1998.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island State Rams(Yankee Conference)(1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Rhode Island State | 3–5 | 2–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Rhode Island Rams(Yankee Conference)(1952–1955) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Rhode Island | 7–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Rhode Island | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Rhode Island | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Rhode Island | 6–1–2 | 4–0 | 1st | LRefrigerator | ||||
| Rhode Island State / Rhode Island: | 28–11–2 | 15–6 | |||||||
| BYU Cougars(Skyline Conference)(1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | BYU | 2–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | BYU | 5–3–2 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958 | BYU | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| BYU: | 13–14–3 | 11–8–2 | |||||||
| Bentley Falcons(Independent)(1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Bentley | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1973 | Bentley | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1974 | Bentley | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1975 | Bentley | 1–6 | |||||||
| Bentley: | 10–14–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 51–39–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
.| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
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