Rob Smith (American football, born 1957)
# Rob Smith (American football, born 1957)

Robert Smith is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Washington University from 1989 to 2005 and Humboldt State University in Humboldt, California from 2008 to 2017, compiling a career college football coaching record of 172–106–1.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | $AFCA^#$ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Washington Vikings (Columbia Football Association) (1989–1997) |||||||
| 1989 | Western Washington | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–3rd (Mount Rainier) | | |
| 1990 | Western Washington | 3–6 | 1–5 | T–5th (Mount Rainier) | | |
| 1991 | Western Washington | 5–3–1 | 4–2 | 3rd (Mount Rainier) | | |
| 1992 | Western Washington | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II First Round | |
| 1993 | Western Washington | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd (Mount Rainier) | | |
| 1994 | Western Washington | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | |
| 1995 | Western Washington | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II First Round | |
| 1996 | Western Washington | 11–2 | 4–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Championship | |
| 1997 | Western Washington | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1998 | Western Washington | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1999 | Western Washington | 8–3 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | |
| 2000 | Western Washington | 7–3 | 3–1 | 1st | | |
| Western Washington Vikings (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2001–2005) |||||||
| 2001 | Western Washington | 8–3 | 3–0 | 1st | | 23 |
| 2002 | Western Washington | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | | |
| 2003 | Western Washington | 4–6 | 3–0 | 1st | | |
| 2004 | Western Washington | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–2nd | | |
| 2005 | Western Washington | 4–6 | 3–3 | 2nd | | |
| Western Washington: | Western Washington: | 109–62–1 | 55–27 | | | |
| Humboldt State Lumberjacks (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2008–2017) |||||||
| 2008 | Humboldt State | 2–9 | 0–8 | 5th | | |
| 2009 | Humboldt State | 5–5 | 1–5 | 4th | | |
| 2010 | Humboldt State | 8–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | | |
| 2011 | Humboldt State | 9–1 | 7–1 | 1st | | 20 |
| 2012 | Humboldt State | 7–4 | 6–4 | T–2nd | | |
| 2013 | Humboldt State | 0–11 | 0–10 | 6th | | |
| 2014 | Humboldt State | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 2015 | Humboldt State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 15 |
| 2016 | Humboldt State | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–3rd | | |
| 2017 | Humboldt State | 8–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | | |
| Humboldt State: | Humboldt State: | 63–44 | 39–39 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 172–106–1 | | | | |
