Bob Sutton (American football)

Bob Sutton

Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator
Team	Kansas City Chiefs
Biographical details
Born	(1951-01-28) January 28, 1951 Ypsilanti, Michigan
Alma mater	Eastern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1973	Michigan (GA)
1974	Syracuse (LB)
1975–1976	Western Michigan (DC/LB)
1977–1979	Illinois (DC/LB)
1980–1981	Western Michigan (OC/QB/WR)
1982	NC State (RB)
1983–1991	Army (DC)
1991–1999	Army
2000–2005	New York Jets (LB)
2006–2008	New York Jets (DC)
2009–2011	New York Jets (SDA/LB)
2012	New York Jets (AHC/LB)
2013–present	Kansas City Chiefs (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall	44–55–1
Bowls	0–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1996)

Bob D. Sutton (born January 28, 1951) is an American football coach. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Sutton served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1991 to 1999, compiling a record of 44–55–1.

Coaching career

Sutton's first job in the coaching ranks came as a graduate assistant under Bo Schembechler at Michigan in 1972 and 1973. In 1974 he moved on to Syracuse University where he served as linebackers coach for the Orange. After just one year he began the first of two stints at Western Michigan University then onto the University of Illinois, where he was defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 1977 to 1979. He returned to Western Michigan as offensive coordinator in 1980 and 1981. In 1982 he spent one season as running backs coach at North Carolina State University before beginning a long association with the United States Military Academy in 1983.

Sutton spent eight years as an assistant coach at Army before being named the head coach in 1991. His nine-year tenure as the head football coach at Army (1991 to 1999) is second in length only to Earl "Red" Blaik. Sutton compiled a record of 44–55–1 and guided the 1996 Army squad to a 10–2 record, an appearance in the Independence Bowl, and a top 25 finish in both major polls. For his efforts that season, Sutton was awarded the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award.

Sutton made the transition to the NFL coaching ranks with the New York Jets in 2000, beginning his tenure with the Jets as a linebackers coach before serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2008, senior assistant/linebackers coach from 2009 to 2011, and as assistant head coach/linebackers in 2012. In January, 2013 Sutton was named defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs under new head coach Andy Reid.

Personal

Bob Sutton earned his physical education degree from Eastern Michigan University. He and his wife, Debbie, have a son, Andrew, a daughter, Sarah, and one granddaughter.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Army Cadets / Black Knights (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1991–1997)
1991	Army	4–7
1992	Army	5–6
1993	Army	6–5
1994	Army	4–7
1995	Army	5–5–1
1996	Army	10–2			L Independence	24	25
1997	Army	4–7
Army Cadets / Black Knights (Conference USA) (1998–1999)
1998	Army	3–8	2–4	T–5th
1999	Army	3–8	1–5	T–7th
Army:		44–55–1	3–9
Total:		44–55–1
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• New York Jets profile
• Bob Sutton at the College Football Data Warehouse

Sporting positions
Preceded by Donnie Henderson	New York Jets Defensive Coordinator 2006–2008	Succeeded by Mike Pettine
Preceded by Romeo Crennel	Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent