Oklahoma State University Athletics
Curtis Luper
July 10, 2008 | Cowboy Football
Year By Year
| Years | School | Position |
| 2005-present | Oklahoma State | Running Backs/Assistant Head Coach |
| 2002-2004 | New Mexico | Running Backs |
| 1999-2001 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Secondary/Asst. Head Coach |
| 1998 | McKinney (TX) HS | Running Backs |
| 1997 | Stephen F. Austin | Running Backs |
| 1995-96 | Stephen F. Austin | Graduate Assistant/Secondary |
Bowl Games
| 2007 | Insight Bowl |
| 2006 | Independence Bowl |
| 2004 | Emerald Bowl |
| 2003 | Las Vegas Bowl |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Bowl |
Prominent Pupils
Dantrell Savage, Oklahoma State
Derrick Blaylock, Stephen F. Austin
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico
Terrance Shaw, Stephen F. Austin
Jeremiah Trotter, Stephen F. Austin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Coaching Career
- Is in his fourth season as Oklahoma State's running backs coach and his second season as the team's assistant head coach for player development.
- Was part of three Oklahoma State bowl teams as a player (1984-87).
- With Luper coaching the Cowboy running backs in 2007, Oklahoma State led the Big 12 and ranked eighth nationally in rushing with 243.2 yards on the ground per game. Dantrell Savage earned first-team all-Big 12 honors with 115.6 rushing yards per game and eclipsed the 100-yard mark in each of his last 10 games. Savage was one of three Cowboys to average 58 yards rushing per game or more in 2007.
- The 2006 season saw Luper tutor a trio of OSU running backs (Mike Hamilton, Savage and Keith Toston) to 2,000 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns. All three players had at least one 100-yard game, and Savage ended the season by rushing for more than 100 yards in three of the last four games. In 2006, Oklahoma State led the Big 12 with 208 rushing yards per game (No. 7 nationally).
- In his first season on the OSU staff, he coached Hamilton to a school freshman rushing record of 961 yards. Hamilton was the Big 12 Conference offensive newcomer of the year.
- Coached DonTrell Moore, the Mountain West Conference's career rushing leader (3,675 yards) at New Mexico.
- New Mexico's rushing attack ranked 16th nationally in 2003 with an average of 210 yards per game, including 265 rushing yards per MWC game.
- In 2001, Texas A&M-Commerce finished second in the league in total defense and produced 30 takeaways. Luper coached the league's best kickoff return and coverage teams.
Personal
- Luper began his career at OSU but his stay was interrupted from 1988 to 1992 when he served as an air traffic controller for the United States Army. He then completed his eligibility at Stephen F. Austin as a second-team all-Southland Conference running back in 1993. He led the team in rushing and scoring.
- He earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Stephen F. Austin in 1996 and his master's degree in communications from SFA in 1998. He has completed coursework toward a doctoral degree in secondary and higher education from Texas A&M-Commerce.
- A 1984 graduate of Sherman (Texas) HS, Luper captured all-state honors as a senior and was the No. 2-rated prep running back in Texas behind his Cowboy teammate, Thurman Thomas.
- Luper is married to the former Nikki Echols. They have three daughters, A'rielle, Charitie and Cheyenne, and two sons, Cameron and Chancellor.
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