Bobby
Wallace begins his fourth season as the head football coach at The
University of West Alabama. Prior to arriving in Livingston, he had
served as the head coach at Temple University since 1997.
The Wallace Era began with UWA recording its first
winning season in 14 years, as the Tigers finished 6-5 on the
season. UWA ended several streaks picking up wins at Lambuth,
against Southern Arkansas and at Arkansas-Monticello. UWA finished
the 2007 season with a 1-9 record and posted a 4-7 record in 2008.
Since his arrival in Livingston, he has coached 15 All-Gulf South
Conference members, two All-Americans and three All-Region
performers.
Wallace’s first head coaching stint came in the GSC
when he was the head coach at the University of North Alabama from
1988-1997. During his time at UNA, he led the Lions to three
consecutive national championships from 1993-1995, as his squads
finished with an overall record of 41-1 during the course of those
three seasons. The 1995 team was selected as the "Best Team of the
Quarter Century" in Division II and linebacker Ronald McKinnon
became the first, and to this point the only, defensive player to
win the Harlon Hill Trophy.
Wallace also led UNA to Gulf South Conference
Championships during the 1993-1995 seasons, while his Lions also
qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs six times during his
tenure. Over his 10 seasons at the helm, he compiled an overall mark
of 82-36-1, and he also produced a total of 12 NFL players.
Throughout the course of his successful coaching
career, Wallace has been awarded with several honors. He was named
the GSC Coach of the Year three straight seasons from 1993-1995,
while also being named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the
Year during that same span. In 1997, he was named the first Division
II Coach of the Quarter Century, before being inducted into the
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
Prior to embarking in a career as a head coach, he has also
served as defensive backs coach at Illinois, Mississippi State,
Auburn, Wyoming and East Carolina, where his teams were consistently
ranked in the top five nationally in pass defense. During his stint
at Auburn, he was noted for recruiting and signing Bo Jackson.
