| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1932 Monticello, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2020 (aged 87) Geneseo, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1950s | Cornell (IA) |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1978 | Darnall HS (IL) |
| 1979–1994 | Augustana (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–23–1 (college) 146–21–4 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 19–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 NCAA Division III (1983–1986) 12 CCIW (1981–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1983–1986) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1998) 9× CCIW Coach of the Year (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1998 (profile) | |
Bob Reade (July 22, 1932 – July 5, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1979 to 1994, compiling a record of 146–23–1. His Augustana Vikings won four consecutive NCAA Division III Football Championships from 1983 and 1986 and were runners-up in 1982. Reade's teams went unbeaten for 60 straight games (59 wins, one tie) between the start of the 1983 season and the second round of the 1987 NCAA Division III playoffs, when Augustana lost to Dayton, 38–36.[1] This remains the record for the longest unbeaten streak in NCAA Division III football history.[2] Reade's teams won or shared 12 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships and he was named conference Coach of the Year nine times (1981, 1983–1987, 1990, 1993–1994). This award is now named in his honor. Reade was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998.