Kurt Roper

Kurt Roper
Roper with South Carolina in 2016
Current position
TitleRunning backs coach
TeamNC State
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1972-07-25) July 25, 1972 (age 52)
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
Playing career
1991–1994Rice
Position(s)Quarterback, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1998Tennessee (GA)
1999–2001Ole Miss (QB)
2002–2004Ole Miss (QB/PGC)
2005Kentucky (QB)
2006–2007Tennessee (RB)
2008–2013Duke (OC/QB)
2014Florida (OC/QB)
2015Cleveland Browns (off. analyst)
2016–2017South Carolina (co-OC/QB)
2018Colorado (QB)
2018Colorado (interim HC)
2019NC State (QB)
2020–2022NC State (RB)
2023–presentNC State (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1

Kurt Roper (born July 25, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the quarterbacks backs coach at North Carolina State University. Roper was the interim head football coach at University of Colorado Boulder for the final game of the 2018 season. He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of South Carolina for two seasons. He also served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Florida in 2014 and Duke University for six seasons prior to that. A native of Ames, 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 and defensive back at Rice before graduating in 1995. He earned a master's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1998.[1] His coaching career has been much associated with that of David Cutcliffe.[2]

  1. ^ "Kurt Roper Duke Bio".
  2. ^ Laura Keeley (December 26, 2013). "Duke Football Notebook: Kurt Roper On Florida, Brandon Connette's Return and Jela Duncan's Absence".