Cornelius Cooper
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1947 |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1967 | Prairie View A&M |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Prairie View A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–16 |
Cornelius Cooper (born January 10, 1947) is an American former football player and coach. He was the 13th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1980 until 1981. His record at Prairie View was 4–16.
Cooper played offensive tackle at Prairie View and was selected in the 11th round (280th overall pick) of the in 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.
Cooper later taught in the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District as a coach then later as a ISS teacher.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Prairie View A&M | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | Prairie View A&M | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 4–16 | 1–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–16 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
- ↑ Database Football 1968 NFL Draft, Miami Dolphins
- ↑ "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
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