Bob Rankl
American football coach (born c. 1976)
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Robert A. Rankl (born c. 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Alfred University, a position he has held since 2014.[1][2][3] He previously was a long-time assistant for Alfred for fifteen years.[4] He played college football for Ursinus as a defensive lineman.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alfred |
| Conference | Empire 8 |
| Record | 68–51 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Ursinus College (1999) |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Ursinus |
| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Alfred (GA) |
| 2001–2013 | Alfred (OL) |
| 2014–present | Alfred |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–51 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Empire 8 (2016, 2020) | |
| Awards | |
| Empire 8 Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Saxons (Empire 8) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Alfred | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2015 | Alfred | 8–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw | ||||
| 2016 | Alfred | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 12 | |||
| 2017 | Alfred | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W James Lynah | ||||
| 2018 | Alfred | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | W Asa S. Bushnell | ||||
| 2019 | Alfred | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Alfred | 1–1 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2021 | Alfred | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Alfred | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Alfred | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2024 | Alfred | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Asa S. Bushnell | ||||
| 2025 | Alfred | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Alfred: | 68–51 | 42–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 68–51 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
