Ron Cooper (American football)

Ron Cooper (born February 11, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He presently is the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cooper served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University (1993–1994), the University of Louisville (1995–1997), and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (1998–2001).

Eastern Michigan
Cooper was the head football coach at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 1993 to 1994. At Eastern Michigan, his teams produced 9 wins and 13 losses.

Louisville
From 1995 to 1997 Cooper was the head football coach at Louisville, replacing Howard Schnellenberger. In his final season, the Cardinals posted a 1-10 record. The one win being against Illinois who finished the season with no wins (0-11). His overall record there was 13-20. Cooper was fired after three seasons due a steady decline in the team's performance.

Alabama A&M
Cooper's last head coaching position was at Alabama A&M from 1998 to 2001. His squad won a division championship in SWAC during the 2000 season but lost the SWAC Championship Game to Grambling on December 12, 2000.

Other coaching duties
In 2002, Cooper was the secondaries coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and in 2003 the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Mississippi State. Other coaching stops have included the University of South Carolina and the University of Notre Dame. Cooper is an alumnus of Jacksonville State University.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cooper was hired by the Buccaneers on February 22, 2012 to be the teams defensive backs coach.