Bobby Williams
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Special assistant to the Head Coach |
| Team | Alabama |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 21, 1958 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1981 | Purdue |
| Position(s) |
Running back Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982 | Purdue (GA) |
| 1983–1984 | Ball State (RB/S) |
| 1985–1989 | Eastern Michigan (backfield) |
| 1990–1999 | Michigan State (RB) |
| 1999–2002 | Michigan State |
| 2003 | Detroit Lions (WR) |
| 2004 | LSU (WR) |
| 2005–2006 | Miami Dolphins (RB) |
| 2008–2015 | Alabama (TE/ST) |
| 2016–present | Alabama (special assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–17 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
Robert Vann "Bobby" Williams (born November 21, 1958) is an assistant coach for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Between 2000 and 2002, he was the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans football team.
During his time at Purdue University, between 1978 and 1982, Williams was a four-year letterman for the Boilermakers football team and a captain in his senior season. He started for three years in the secondary, after spending his freshman season at running back. He graduated in 1982 with a degree in general management.
After spending one season as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Williams got his first coaching position as a running back and secondary coach at Ball State, where he remained for two seasons. He spent the next five seasons as an offensive backfield coach at Eastern Michigan.
On December 6, 1999, Williams was named as the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans football team. Williams coached the Spartans to a 37-34 win over Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl in his first game as head coach. In his first full season as head coach, the Spartans began their 2000 season 3–0, with wins over Marshall, Missouri, and Notre Dame, before losing four consecutive and finishing the season 5–6. The Spartans did improve in the following season, though were inconsistent, and finished the regular season 6–5, which included a win versus rival Michigan in the infamous "Clockgate" game. In the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic, Michigan State defeated Fresno State 44–35, finishing the season 7–5 and giving Williams his second bowl victory. With the victory, he became the first coach in Spartans history to win his first two bowl games. Nearing the end of his third season, Michigan State was 3–6 and last place in the Big Ten when the Spartans decided to fire Williams as head coach.
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