Bob Foster Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site

Bob Foster Bio - The University of California Official Athletic Site

Retired after the 2006 season.

Coaching Accomplishments

  • Foster is in his 39th season as a college or high school coach this year.

  • Foster has come out of retirement twice to join Jeff Tedford's staff at Cal, first in 2002 and again this past spring.

  • When he was defensive coordinator at Oregon from 1998-99, the Ducks combined for a 17-7 record and earned a pair of bowl invitations.

  • Foster spent 19 years on staff at UC Davis, including a four-year run as head coach from 1989-92 during which the Aggies compiled a 30-1-1 record and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs in both 1989 and '92.

  • Among the players Foster coached at UC Davis are Mike Bellotti (now Oregon's head coach), Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti, Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins and Boise State head coach Chris Petersen.

  • As UC Davis' defensive coordinator, Foster's team ranked ninth nationally in total defense (216.4 ypg) in 1981, fourth in rushing defense (97.3 ypg) and sixth in scoring defense (12.6 ppg) in 1982, and fifth in scoring defense (10.2 ppg) in 1984.

    Prominent pupils

  • Wendell Hunter (California) - First-team All-Pac-10 linebacker as a senior; 213 career tackles; currently with the Buffalo Bills
  • Peter Sirmon (Oregon) - First-team All-Pac-10 as a senior; school record seven TFL in '99 Sun Bowl; entering his seventh year with the Tennessee Titans
  • Mike Bellotti (UC Davis) - all-conference wide receiver; entering 12th year as the head coach at the University of Oregon
  • Nick Aliotti (UC Davis) - all-conference running back; 31-year coaching career; currently defensive coordinator at Oregon
  • Dan Hawkins (UC Davis) - entering 11th year as a collegiate coach and first at Colorado
  • Chris Petersen (UC Davis) - 1993 Hall of Fame inductee at Davis; currently head coach at Boise State

    Accomplishments as a Player

  • Foster was a four-year letterman as a running back at UC Davis from 1958-61.
  • He was inducted into the Aggies' Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.

    The Foster File

    •   Bob Foster

    Bob Foster
    Player Profile
    Position:
    Linebackers Coach
    Experience:
    2nd year at Cal
    Alma Mater:
    UC Davis ('62)
    Birthdate Jan. 12, 1941
    Hometown Sebastol, Calif.
    High School Analy HS
    College UC Davis '64
    Bachelor's in physical education
    UC Davis '74
    Master's in physical education
    Family Wife, Carol
    Sons, Scott and Luke

    Coaching History

    2006- California
    Linebackers
    2002 California
    Linebackers
    1998-99 Oregon
    Defensive Coordinator, LBs
    1995-97 Willamette
    Defensive Consultant
    1989-92 UC Davis
    Head Coach
    1978-88 UC Davis
    Defensive Coordinator
    1971-77 UC Davis
    Linebackers
    1965-70 Vanden HS
    Assistant Coach
    1963-64 UC Davis
    Freshman Coach

    Bowl Games as a Coach

    1999 Sun Bowl Oregon
    1998 Aloha BowlOregon