HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BOB STITT
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND QUARTERBACKS

The 2004 campaign will mark Bob Stitt’s fifth season as the head coach of the Colorado School of Mines football squad. In his first three seasons at the helm, Stitt has led the Orediggers to an overall record of 22-21, including a 13-19 mark in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Stitt’s .512 winning percentage is the second-highest by a Mines football coach who has coached in at least 30 games.

In 2003, Stitt led Mines to a 6-5 mark, marking the third consecutive winning season by the program. It was the first time since 1913-15 that the Orediggers had posted three straight winning seasons.

Stitt led the 2001 and 2002 teams to identical 7-4 marks. The seven wins in 2001 were the most by the program since 1958 and also the first winning season for Mines since 1991.

The 2001-02 seasons also marked the first time since 1975-76 that Mines football produced back-to-back winning seasons. In addition, it marked the first time in the history of the program that CSM teams produced a combined 14 victories in consecutive seasons.

During his tenure at Mines, Stitt has coached 36 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honorees. He has also developed eight All-Region players and All-American Brian Sump, who was named the National Special Teams Player of the Year in 2001 and signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers in April of 2003.

Before coming to Mines, Stitt most recently served as an offensive coordinator at Harvard University, setting school records in total offense in a game (640 yards), passing yards in a game (405), first downs in a game (34), and points scored in an Ivy League Game (63). Stitt’s 1999 offense ranked first among Ivy League teams in rushing, fourth in Ivy League total offense, and third in Ivy League scoring.

A Doane College (Neb.) graduate, Stitt received various accolades as a running back and a return specialist when he played there in the mid-80’s, including the All-State College Offensive Player of the Year in 1985. He also played left field for the baseball team, and competed in the 4x100-meter relay on the track team.

Stitt returned to coach at his alma mater after receiving his Masters in Physical Education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1989. The offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Doane, Stitt produced three NAIA Division II All-Americans and 19 All-Nebraska Iowa Athletic Conference Offensive Players during his tenure. He proceeded to coach at Austin College in Texas where he acted as the assistant head coach and the coordinator of the offense and special teams from 1994 to 1999 before he moved on to Harvard.

Stitt was born on May 4, 1964 in Tecumseh, Neb., and graduated from Tecumseh High School where he lettered in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He is married to the former Joan Scherrer, and they reside in Littleton with their sons, Joe, five, and Sam, who was born in January.