Bobby Rome II
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1986 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2009) |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | North Carolina |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers* |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Locomotives |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers* |
| 2011 | Las Vegas Locomotives |
| 2012 | Moscow Patriots |
| 2013 | Moscow State |
| Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Norfolk Christian (VA) (co-OC/QB) |
| 2012 | Carolina Force (interim HC) |
| 2013 | Saint Petersburg State (AHC) |
| 2013–2016 | Far Eastern Federal |
| 2016–2017 | North Carolina (club) |
| 2018–2019 | Virginia–Lynchburg |
| 2020–2021 | Central State (OH) |
| 2022–2024 | Florida Memorial |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2018–2019 | Virginia–Lynchburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–36–1 (college) 3–3 (AIF) |
Bobby Rome II (born April 29, 1986) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for the Carolina Force of the American Indoor Football (AIF) in 2012, Far Eastern Federal University from 2013 to 2016,[1] the Virginia University of Lynchburg from 2018 to 2019,[2] Central State University from 2020 to 2021,[3][4][5] and Florida Memorial University from 2022 to 2024.[6][7][8] He also coached for Norfolk Christian Schools, Saint Petersburg State, and the North Carolina club football team. He played college football for North Carolina and Moscow State and professionally for the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL), the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Indoor Football (UIF),[9] and the Moscow Patriots of the Eastern European Super League (EESL).[1]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (National Christian College Athletic Association) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Virginia–Lynchburg | 3–6 | |||||||
| 2019 | Virginia–Lynchburg | 0–10 | |||||||
| Virginia–Lynchburg: | 3–16 | ||||||||
| Central State Marauders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2020–2021) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Central State | 1–5[n 1] | 0–4[n 1] | (West) | |||||
| Central State: | 1–5 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Florida Memorial Lions (Sun Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Florida Memorial | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Florida Memorial | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2024 | Florida Memorial | 6–4–1 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Florida Memorial: | 15–15–1 | 10–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–36–1 | ||||||||
- ^ a b Rome resigned after six games and George Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Marauders for the remainder of the season.[10] Central State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kravtsov, Ilya (January 5, 2015). "Former NFL RB Bobby Rome Aiming To Grow Football in Russia". American Football International. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Rubama, Larry (July 27, 2019). "Some called it "the worst football program in the country." A former Hampton Roads star wasn't daunted". Daily Press. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Bobby Rome II Name Central State's New Head Football Coach". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Arcgdeacon, Tom (June 26, 2020). "New football coach building Field of Dreams at Central State". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Lut (October 13, 2021). "Central State football makes in-season coaching change". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "FMU Football Welcomes Bobby Rome II as Head Coach". Florida Memorial University. April 19, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (April 21, 2022). "Florida Memorial finds their new head coach". FootballScoop. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Keleta, Habtom (January 19, 2025). "Florida Memorial University announces leadership change in football program". Florida International University. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "UFL 2011 Season Rosters Announced". Our Sports Central. September 12, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Archdeacon, Tom (October 15, 2021). "George Ragsdale replaces Bobby Rome as Marauders football coach". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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