title: Bob Curtis (American football)
text: # Bob Curtis (American football)
  
  Robert D. Curtis (June 18, 1935 – August 18, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College from 1971 to 1974 and Bucknell University from 1975 to 1985, compiling a career college football coaching record of 80–59–3.
  
  ## Coaching career
  
  ### Waldwick High School
  
  Curtis was the first head football coach at Waldwick High School in Waldwick, New Jersey. He led the Waldwick Warriors to a record of 12–20–3 in five seasons, from the school's opening in 1963 through the 1967 season.
  
  ### Franklin & Marshall
  
  Curtis was the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for four seasons, from 1971 until 1974. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 32–3.
  
  ### Bucknell
  
  Curtis was the head football coach at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He held the position from 1975 through the 1985 season and compiled a record of 48–56–3 (.463).
  
  ## Death
  
  Curtis died on August 18, 2013, at Nottingham Village in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1971–1974) ||||||
  | 1971 | Franklin & Marshall | 6–2 | 6–1 | 1st (Southern) |
  | 1972 | Franklin & Marshall | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st (Southern) |
  | 1973 | Franklin & Marshall | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st (Southern) |
  | 1974 | Franklin & Marshall | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st (Southern) |
  | Franklin & Marshall: | Franklin & Marshall: | 32–3 | 30–2 | |
  | Bucknell Bison (NCAA Division II independent) (1975–1977) ||||||
  | 1975 | Bucknell | 5–5 | | |
  | 1976 | Bucknell | 4–5 | | |
  | 1977 | Bucknell | 4–5 | | |
  | Bucknell Bison (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1985) ||||||
  | 1978 | Bucknell | 5–5 | | |
  | 1979 | Bucknell | 4–4–2 | | |
  | 1980 | Bucknell | 6–4 | | |
  | 1981 | Bucknell | 4–6 | | |
  | 1982 | Bucknell | 4–6 | | |
  | 1983 | Bucknell | 4–5–1 | | |
  | 1984 | Bucknell | 5–5 | | |
  | 1985 | Bucknell | 3–7 | | |
  | Bucknell: | Bucknell: | 48–56–3 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 80–59–3 | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  