| Bob Cortese | |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1943 |
| Player Years1: | 1964 |
| Player Team1: | Colorado |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | ?–1974 |
| Coach Team1: | Highland HS (CO) |
| Coach Years2: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team2: | Arvada HS (CO) |
| Coach Years3: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team3: | Colorado (RB/FB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1980–1989 |
| Coach Team4: | Mesa / Mesa State |
| Coach Years5: | 1990–1997 |
| Coach Team5: | Fort Hays State |
| Coach Years6: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team6: | Oklahoma Wranglers |
| Coach Years7: | 2004 |
| Coach Team7: | Grand Rapids Rampage |
| Overall Record: | 133–60–6 (college) 91–22–2 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 7–7 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 0–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 8 RMAC (1982–1983, 1985–1988, 1993, 1995) |
Bob Cortese (born March 8, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mesa State College—now known as Colorado Mesa University from 1980 to 1989 at Fort Hays State University from 1990 to 1997, compiling a career college football coaching record of 133–60–6. Cortese was also a head coach in the Arena Football League, with the Oklahoma Wranglers from 2000 to 2001 and the Grand Rapids Rampage in 2004.[1]
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| OKW | 7 | 7 | 3rd in AC Western | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to San Jose SaberCats in Conference Semifinals. | |||
| OKW | 5 | 9 | 4th in AC Western | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | |||
| OKW Total | 12 | 16 | – | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||
| GRR | 1 | 7 | 5th in AC Central | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | |||
| GRR Total | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total[2] | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||||