| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | LIU |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 8–17 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 11, 1962 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Jacksonville State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Appalachian State (GA) |
| 1984 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1985–1986 | Austin Peay (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Murray State (DC) |
| 1989 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1990 | UNLV (DC) |
| 1991–1992 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Eastern Michigan |
| 1995–1997 | Louisville |
| 1998–2001 | Alabama A&M |
| 2002 | Wisconsin (DB) |
| 2003 | Mississippi State (DC) |
| 2004 | South Carolina (DB) |
| 2005 | South Carolina (OLB/ST) |
| 2006–2007 | South Carolina (AHC/DB) |
| 2008 | South Carolina (S) |
| 2009–2011 | LSU (DB) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DB) |
| 2013–2014 | South Florida (AHC/DB) |
| 2015 | FIU (DB) |
| 2016 | FIU (DC/LB) |
| 2016 | FIU (interim HC) |
| 2017 | Texas A&M (DB) |
| 2018–2019 | Arkansas (DB) |
| 2021 | Alabama (analyst) |
| 2022–present | LIU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–75 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 1 SWAC Eastern Division (2000) | |
Ronald Louis Cooper (born February 11, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Long Island University (LIU), a position he has held since the 2022 season. Cooper served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University from 1993 to 1994, the University of Louisville from 1995 to 1997, and Alabama A&M University from 1998 to 2001. He was also the interim head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) for the final eight games of the 2016 season. Cooper worked one season in the National Football League, as the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Cooper played high school football at Lee High School and college football at Jacksonville State University.[1]
Cooper played high school football at Lee, then played for Jacksonville State.