Bob Reade

Bob Reade (July 22, 1932 – July 5, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1979 to 1994, compiling a record of 146–23–1. His Augustana Vikings won four consecutive NCAA Division III Football Championships from 1983 and 1986 and were runners-up in 1982. Reade's teams went unbeaten for 60 straight games (59 wins, one tie) between the start of the 1983 season and the second round of the 1987 NCAA Division III playoffs, when Augustana lost to Dayton, 38–36.[1] This remains the record for the longest unbeaten streak in NCAA Division III football history.[2] Reade's teams won or shared 12 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships and he was named conference Coach of the Year nine times (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994). This award is now named in his honor. Reade was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998.

Bob Reade
Biographical details
Born(1932-07-22)July 22, 1932
Monticello, Iowa
DiedJuly 5, 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 87)
Playing career
1950sCornell (IA)
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1978Darnall HS (IL)
1979–1994Augustana (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall146–23–1 (college)
146–21–4 (high school)
Tournaments19–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 NCAA Division III (1983–1986)
12 CCIW (1981–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994)
Awards
4× AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1983–1986)
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1998)
9× CCIW Coach of the Year (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1998 (profile)

Playing career

Reade played football as a linebacker at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, from which he graduated in 1954.

Coaching career

Reade was the head football coach at J. D. Darnall High School in Geneseo, Illinois from 1962 to 1978, compiling a record of 146–21–4. In 1979, Reade was hired at Augustana College, an NCAA Division III school in Rock Island, Illinois. He retired in 1994 with 146 wins and 11 playoff appearances at Augustana.

Honors

Reade was a recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1993, Reade authored a booked titled Coaching Football Successfully (ISBN 087322518X), for which Penn State's Joe Paterno wrote the foreword.

Death

Reade died on July 5, 2020.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1979–1994)
1979 Augustana 6–35–3T–4th
1980 Augustana 6–35–3T–3rd
1981 Augustana 9–18–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
1982 Augustana 11–18–01stL NCAA Division III Championship
1983 Augustana 12–08–01stW NCAA Division III Championship
1984 Augustana 12–08–01stW NCAA Division III Championship
1985 Augustana 13–08–01stW NCAA Division III Championship
1986 Augustana 12–0–17–0–11stW NCAA Division III Championship
1987 Augustana 10–18–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1988 Augustana 10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1989 Augustana 8–27–12ndL NCAA Division III First Round
1990 Augustana 8–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
1991 Augustana 8–17–11st
1992 Augustana 6–36–12nd
1993 Augustana 7–27–01st
1994 Augustana 8–26–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
Augustana: 146–23–1112–12–1
Total:146–23–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Augustana Streak Is Ended at 60". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. "2010 NCAA Division II-III Football Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 94. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  3. Johnston, Tom (July 5, 2020). "Local coaching legend Bob Reade passes away at age 87". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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