16 Facts About Kurt Roper

Kurt Roper was born on July 25,1972 and is an American football coach and former player.

Kurt Roper is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State University.

Kurt Roper previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of South Carolina for two seasons.

Kurt Roper served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Florida in 2014 and Duke University for six seasons prior to that.

Kurt Roper earned three varsity letters as a quarterback and defensive back at Rice before graduating in 1995.

Kurt Roper earned a master's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1998.

Kurt Roper's coaching career has been much associated with that of David Cutcliffe.

Kurt Roper's coaching career started as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee in 1996, working on defense, especially the defensive backs, and special teams.

In 2005 Kurt Roper coached quarterbacks for Kentucky under head coach Rich Brooks and offensive coordinator Joker Phillips.

Kurt Roper joined up again with Cutcliffe in 2006 when Phillip Fulmer named him an assistant coach for running backs.

Kurt Roper left in 2008, when David Cutcliffe was named head coach at Duke, he followed as the Blue Devils' offensive coordinator.

At Duke, Kurt Roper coached Thad Lewis from 2008 to 2009.

In 2013, Kurt Roper was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

On December 6,2015, Kurt Roper was hired to serve as offensive coordinator on Will Muschamp's staff at South Carolina.

On January 3,2018, Kurt Roper was hired to serve as quarterbacks coach at Colorado.

Kurt Roper served as quarterbacks coach for the first eleven games of the 2018 season, until Mike MacIntyre was fired, when he was named interim head coach for the final game of the 2018 season.