| Bob Cope | |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1936 |
| Death Place: | Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | c. 1960 |
| Player Team1: | Carson–Newman |
| Coach Years1: | 1964–1971 |
| Coach Team1: | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1972–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Pacific (CA) (AHC/DC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1976 |
| Coach Team3: | SMU (DL) |
| Coach Years4: | 1977–1979 |
| Coach Team4: | Arkansas (DB/RC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1980 |
| Coach Team5: | Arkansas (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1981 |
| Coach Team6: | Ole Miss (LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Purdue (DC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983–1988 |
| Coach Team8: | Pacific (CA) |
| Coach Years9: | 1989–1990 |
| Coach Team9: | Kansas State (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1991–1992 |
| Coach Team10: | USC (DB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1993 |
| Coach Team11: | Baylor (DB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1994 |
| Coach Team12: | Baylor (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years13: | 1995 |
| Coach Team13: | Baylor (AHC/DB) |
| Coach Years14: | 1996 |
| Coach Team14: | Kansas State (DC) |
| Overall Record: | 22–46 |
Bob Cope (November 6, 1936 – August 3, 1997) was an American football coach. In a 32-year career, he served as assistant coach at Vanderbilt, SMU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Purdue, Pacific, USC, Baylor, and Kansas State. During his career, he coached 23 nationally ranked defenses and participated in eight bowl games.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he played college football at Carson–Newman College, and was induced posthumously into the Carson–Newman Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
Cope was an assistant coach at University of Pacific for Chester Caddas in the early 1970s. His only stint as head coach came at Pacific (1983–1988), where he had a 22–46 record.
Cope was diagnosed with cancer in September 1996. He died at Mercy Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas.[2]