Kurt Roper
Kurt Roper (born July 25, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the quarterbacks backs coach at North Carolina State University. Roper was the interim head football coach at University of Colorado Boulder for the final game of the 2018 season. He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of South Carolina for two seasons. He also served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Florida in 2014 and Duke University for six seasons prior to that. A native of Ames, Iowa, he was starting quarterback for Ardmore (OK) High School, where he led the Tigers to a 1990 state championship. Roper earned three varsity letters as a quarterback and defensive back at Rice before graduating in 1995. He earned a master's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1998. His coaching career has been much associated with that of David Cutcliffe.
Roper with South Carolina in 2016 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Running backs coach |
| Team | NC State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 25, 1972 Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Rice |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1998 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 1999–2001 | Ole Miss (QB) |
| 2002–2004 | Ole Miss (QB/PGC) |
| 2005 | Kentucky (QB) |
| 2006–2007 | Tennessee (RB) |
| 2008–2013 | Duke (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | Florida (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns (off. analyst) |
| 2016–2017 | South Carolina (co-OC/QB) |
| 2018 | Colorado (QB) |
| 2018 | Colorado (interim HC) |
| 2019 | NC State (QB) |
| 2020–2022 | NC State (RB) |
| 2023–present | NC State (QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |