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American football coach

Bobby Keasler
Biographical details
Born	(1945-09-08) September 8, 1945 (age 79)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980	New Iberia HS (LA)
1981–1989	Northeast Louisiana (assistant)
1990–1998	McNeese State
1999–2002	Louisiana–Monroe

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996	McNeese State

Head coaching record
Overall	86–62–2 (college)
Tournaments	8–7 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Southland (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)
Awards
5× Southland Coach of the Year (1990–1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)

Bobby Keasler (born September 8, 1945) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at McNeese State University from 1990 to 1998 and at the University of Louisiana at Monroe from 1999 until 2002, compiling a career college football record of 86–62–2.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN	Coaches
McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (1990–1998)
1990	McNeese State	5–6	4–2	2nd
1991	McNeese State	6–4–2	4–1–2	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1992	McNeese State	9–4	6–1	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
1993	McNeese State	10–3	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	5
1994	McNeese State	10–3	5–1	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	5
1995	McNeese State	13–1	5–0	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal	1
1996	McNeese State	3–8	1–5	7th
1997	McNeese State	13–2	6–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Championship	6	2
1998	McNeese State	9–3	5–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	6	8
McNeese State:		78–34–2	43–13–2
Louisiana–Monroe Indians (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1999–2000)
1999	Louisiana–Monroe	5–6
2000	Louisiana–Monroe	1–10
Louisiana–Monroe Indians (Sun Belt Conference) (2001–2002)
2001	Louisiana–Monroe	2–9	2–4	T–4th
2002	Louisiana–Monroe	0–3	0–0
Louisiana–Monroe:		8–28	2–4
Total:		86–62–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ Keasler resigned after the first three games of the 2002 season, before the start of conference play. Mike Collins replaced Keasler as interim head coach and led Louisiana–Monroe to a record of 3–6 over the final nine games of the season. The Indians finished 3–9 overall and 2–4 in Sun Belt Conference play, tying for fourth place.

v t e McNeese Cowboys head football coaches
Wayne Cusic (1940) No team (1941–1944) Wayne Cusic (1945) Albert I. Ratcliff (1946–1954) John Gregory (1955–1956) Les DeVall (1957–1965) Jim Clark (1966–1969) Jack Doland (1970–1978) Ernie Duplechin (1979–1981) Hubert Boales (1982) John McCann (1983–1986) Sonny Jackson (1987–1989) Bobby Keasler (1990–1998) Kirby Bruchhaus (1999) Tommy Tate (2000–2006) Matt Viator (2006–2015) Lance Guidry (2016–2018) Sterlin Gilbert (2019) Frank Wilson (2020–2021) Gary Goff (2022–2024) Matt Viator (2025–present)

v t e McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls athletic directors
Albert I. Ratcliff (1946–1972) Jack Doland (1972–1980) Ernie Duplechin (1980–1985) Ted Brevelle (1985–1987) Bob Hayes (1987–1996) Bobby Keasler (1996) Sonny Watkins (1996–2007) Tommy McClelland (2007–2013) Bruce Hemphill (2013–2020) Tanner Stines # (2020) Heath Schroyer (2020– ) # denotes interim athletic director

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks head football coaches
J. Paul Kemerer (1931–1933) James L. Malone (1934–1953) Devone Payne (1954–1957) Jack C. Rowan (1958–1963) Dixie B. White (1964–1971) Ollie Keller (1972–1975) John David Crow (1976–1980) Pat Collins (1981–1988) Dave Roberts (1989–1993) Ed Zaunbrecher (1994–1998) Bobby Keasler (1999–2002) Mike Collins # (2002) Charlie Weatherbie (2003–2009) Todd Berry (2010–2015) John Mumford # (2015) Matt Viator (2016–2020) Terry Bowden (2021–2023) Bryant Vincent (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

J. Paul Kemerer (1931–1933)
James L. Malone (1934–1953)
Devone Payne (1954–1957)
Jack C. Rowan (1958–1963)
Dixie B. White (1964–1971)
Ollie Keller (1972–1975)
John David Crow (1976–1980)
Pat Collins (1981–1988)
Dave Roberts (1989–1993)
Ed Zaunbrecher (1994–1998)
Bobby Keasler (1999–2002)
Mike Collins # (2002)
Charlie Weatherbie (2003–2009)
Todd Berry (2010–2015)
John Mumford # (2015)
Matt Viator (2016–2020)
Terry Bowden (2021–2023)
Bryant Vincent (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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