Bobby Acosta

American football coach (born c. 1977)

Bobby Acosta
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	St. John Vianney HS (NJ)
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	c. 1977 (age 46–47) Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Rowan University (2000)
Playing career
1996–1999	Rowan

Position(s)	Strong safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001	Rowan (ST/DB)
2002–2004	Marlboro HS (NJ)
2005	Delaware (TE)
2006–2007	Monmouth Regional HS (NJ)
2008	TCNJ (WR)
2009–2012	TCNJ (OC)
2013	Widener
2014–2015	Syracuse (WR)
2016	Cornell (WR)
2017–2018	Bucknell (OC/QB)
2019	St. Scholastica (OC/WR)
2020	IMG Academy (FL)
2021–2022	Del Valle HS (TX)
2023	Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OC/QB)
2024–present	St. John Vianney HS (NJ)

Head coaching record
Overall	6–4 (college) 39–40 (high school)

Robert Acosta (born c. 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for St. John Vianney High School, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Widener University in 2013,^[1]^[2]^[3] Marlboro High School from 2002 to 2004, Monmouth Regional High School from 2006 to 2007, IMG Academy in 2020,^[4]^[5] and Del Valle High School from 2021 to 2022.^[6]^[7] He also coached for Rowan, Delaware, TCNJ,^[8] Syracuse,^[9] Cornell,^[10] Bucknell,^[11] St. Scholastica,^[12] and Arkansas–Pine Bluff.^[13]^[14] He played college football for Rowan as a strong safety.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Widener Pride (Middle Atlantic Conference) (2013)
2013	Widener	6–4	6–3	T–3rd
Widener:		6–4	6–3
Total:		6–4

High school


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Marlboro Mustangs () (2002–2004)
Marlboro:		14–16
Monmouth Regional Falcons () (2006–2007)
2006	Monmouth Regional	8–3	5–1	1st
2007	Monmouth Regional	5–5	2–4	5th
Monmouth Regional:		13–8	7–5
IMG Academy Ascenders () (2020)
2020	IMG Academy	8–0
IMG Academy:		8–0
Del Valle Cardinals () (2021–2022)
2021	Del Valle	2–8	2–5	T–5th
2022	Del Valle	2–8	2–6	T–6th
Del Valle:		4–16	4–11
St. John Vianney Lancers () (2024–present)
2024	St. John Vianney	0–0	0–0
St. John Vianney:		0–0	0–0
Total:		39–40
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "Bobby Acosta - Head Football Coach (Off. Coord., inside WR) - Football Coaches". Widener University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Widener Football Coach Bobby Acosta Resigns to Join Staff at Bowl Subdivision Program". gomacsports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Widener University Selects Bobby Acosta As Its New Football Coach | Parker Executive Search". www.parkersearch.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Fisher, Jeff (February 14, 2023). "Former IMG head coach Bobby Acosta heading back to college football". High School Football America. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "IMG Academy announces Bobby Acosta as Head Coach of National Varsity Football Team". IMG Academy. January 28, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Spishock, Kyle (February 18, 2023). "Struggling Del Valle Loses Head Coach Bobby Acosta". texashsfootball.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Meet Bobby Acosta: Del Valle High School's new head football coach". kvue.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Bobby Acosta - Football Coach". The College of New Jersey Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Bobby Acosta".
^ "Acosta Joins Cornell Football Coaching Staff". Cornell University Athletics. March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ "Bobby Acosta - Football Coach". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Bobby Acosta - Football Coach". The College of St. Scholastica Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "Bobby Acosta - Football Coach". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ Samuels, Doug (November 28, 2023). "Source: Bobby Acosta and Arkansas Pine Bluff to part ways". Footballscoop. Retrieved February 6, 2024.