# Kurt Roper > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kurt_Roper > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kurt_Roper.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Roper > Source revision: 1338290394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1972)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Kurt Roper | image = Kurt Roper.jpg | alt = | caption = Roper with [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football) in 2016 | current_title = [Offensive coordinator](/source/Offensive_coordinator) & [quarterback](/source/quarterback)s coach | current_team = [NC State](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_football) | current_conference = [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|25}} | birth_place = [Ames, Iowa](/source/Ames%2C_Iowa), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) | player_years1 = 1991–1994 | player_team1 = [Rice](/source/Rice_Owls_football) | player_positions = [Quarterback](/source/Quarterback), [defensive back](/source/defensive_back) | coach_years1 = 1996–1998 | coach_team1 = [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football) ([GA](/source/Graduate_assistant)) | coach_years2 = 1999–2001 | coach_team2 = [Ole Miss](/source/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football) (QB) | coach_years3 = 2002–2004 | coach_team3 = Ole Miss (QB/PGC) | coach_years4 = 2005 | coach_team4 = [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_football) (QB) | coach_years5 = 2006–2007 | coach_team5 = Tennessee (RB) | coach_years6 = 2008–2013 | coach_team6 = [Duke](/source/Duke_Blue_Devils_football) ([OC](/source/Offensive_coordinator)/QB) | coach_years7 = 2014 | coach_team7 = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) (OC/QB) | coach_years8 = 2015 | coach_team8 = [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) (off. analyst) | coach_years9 = 2016–2017 | coach_team9 = [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football) (co-OC/QB) | coach_years10 = 2018 | coach_team10 = [Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football) (QB) | coach_years11 = 2018 | coach_team11 = Colorado (interim HC) | coach_years12 = 2019 | coach_team12 = [NC State](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_football) (QB) | coach_years13 = 2020–2022 | coach_team13 = NC State (RB) | coach_years14 = 2023–2024 | coach_team14 = NC State (QB) | coach_years15 = 2025–present | coach_team15 = NC State (OC/QB) | overall_record = 0–1 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Kurt Roper''' (born July 25, 1972) is an American [football](/source/American_football) coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at [North Carolina State University](/source/North_Carolina_State_University). Roper was the interim head football coach at [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder) for the final game of the 2018 season. He previously served as the [offensive coordinator](/source/offensive_coordinator) and quarterbacks coach at the [University of South Carolina](/source/University_of_South_Carolina) for two seasons. He also served as the offensive coordinator at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in 2014 and [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) for six seasons prior to that. A native of [Ames, Iowa](/source/Ames%2C_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](/source/quarterback) and [defensive back](/source/defensive_back) at Rice before graduating in 1995. He earned a master's degree from the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1363472|title=Kurt Roper Duke Bio|access-date=December 27, 2013|archive-date=December 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227235844/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1363472|url-status=dead}} His coaching career has been much associated with that of [David Cutcliffe](/source/David_Cutcliffe).{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/26/3486819/duke-football-notebook-kurt-roper.html|author=Laura Keeley|title=Duke Football Notebook: Kurt Roper On Florida, Brandon Connette's Return and Jela Duncan's Absence|date=December 26, 2013}} ==Career== Roper's coaching career started as a [graduate assistant](/source/graduate_assistant) at the University of [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football) in 1996, working on defense, especially the [defensive backs](/source/defensive_backs), and [special teams](/source/special_teams).{{cite web|url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roper_kurt00.html|title=Kurt Roper UT Bio|access-date=December 27, 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228113443/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roper_kurt00.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ukathletics.com/genrel/041105aab.html|title=Kurt Roper Kentucky Bio|access-date=December 28, 2013|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001530/http://www.ukathletics.com/genrel/041105aab.html|url-status=dead}} While the Volunteers prepared for a [national championship](/source/1999_Fiesta_Bowl), Roper decided to follow Tennessee offensive coordinator [David Cutcliffe](/source/David_Cutcliffe) to [Mississippi](/source/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football), where Roper would spend six years as an offensive assistant under Cutcliffe at head coach. Amongst those coached by Roper during this time was the [first pick](/source/List_of_first_overall_NFL_draft_picks) of the [2004 NFL draft](/source/2004_NFL_draft), quarterback [Eli Manning](/source/Eli_Manning). During these years Ole Miss went 44–29, including a 10-3 [2003 campaign](/source/2003_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team) which was its best record since [1971](/source/1971_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team). In 2005 Roper coached quarterbacks for [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_football) under head coach [Rich Brooks](/source/Rich_Brooks) and offensive coordinator [Joker Phillips](/source/Joker_Phillips). Roper joined up again with Cutcliffe in [2006](/source/2006_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) when [Phillip Fulmer](/source/Phillip_Fulmer) named him an assistant coach for running backs. Amongst those coached by Roper was [Arian Foster](/source/Arian_Foster). Roper left in 2008, when David Cutcliffe was named head coach at [Duke](/source/Duke_Blue_Devils_football), he followed as the Blue Devils' offensive coordinator. At Duke, Roper coached [Thad Lewis](/source/Thad_Lewis) from [2008](/source/2008_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team) to [2009](/source/2009_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team). Lewis set many records at Duke and finished his career as the school's all-time leader in pass attempts (1,510), pass completions (877), passing yards (10,065) and passing touchdowns (67). From [2010](/source/2010_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team) to [2012](/source/2012_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team) Roper coached [Sean Renfree](/source/Sean_Renfree). Duke averaged 381.3 yards per game in 2010, the most for the Blue Devils since their 1989 [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) [championship](/source/List_of_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_champions) team. In 2013, Roper was a finalist for the [Broyles Award](/source/Broyles_Award), given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. On December 6, 2015, Roper was hired to serve as [offensive coordinator](/source/offensive_coordinator) on [Will Muschamp](/source/Will_Muschamp)'s staff at [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football).[http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article48301360.html Will Muschamp has both coordinators locked in] On January 3, 2018, Roper was hired to serve as quarterbacks coach at [Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_Football).{{Cite web|url=https://cubuffs.com/staff-directory/kurt-roper/764|title = Kurt Roper - Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks - Staff Directory}} He served as quarterbacks coach for the first eleven games of the 2018 season, until [Mike MacIntyre](/source/Mike_MacIntyre) was fired, when he was named interim head coach for the final game of the 2018 season. On December 30, 2024, Roper was elevated to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at [NC State](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_football), replacing [Robert Anae](/source/Robert_Anae). ==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Colorado Buffaloes](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football) | conf = [Pac-12 Conference](/source/Pac-12_Conference) | startyear = 2018 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2018](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) | name = [Colorado](/source/2018_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team) | overall = 0–1‡ | conference = 0–1‡ | confstanding = 6th (North) | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Colorado | overall = 0–1 | confrecord = 0–1 }}‡ Named interim head coach on November 18
{{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 0–1 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://gopack.com/staff-directory/kurt-roper/2714 NC State profile] {{Colorado Buffaloes football coach navbox}} {{1998 Tennessee Volunteers football navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roper, Kurt}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:American football defensive backs Category:American football quarterbacks Category:Cleveland Browns coaches Category:Colorado Buffaloes football coaches Category:Duke Blue Devils football coaches Category:Florida Gators football coaches Category:Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Category:NC State Wolfpack football coaches Category:Ole Miss Rebels football coaches Category:Players of American football from Ames, Iowa Category:Rice Owls football players Category:Tennessee Volunteers football coaches Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches Category:University of Tennessee alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kurt Roper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Roper) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Roper?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.