Cooper Bio 2023 Safeties Coach at Western Michigan and helped WMU win the Michigan MAC trophy.
2022 - 2019 Defensive Coordinator at the University of Indianapolis. While at UIndy I had the #1 Rush Defense in the Country only allowing 53.0 ypg (NCAA Statistical Leader). Help UIndy to two D2 playoff appearances and 2 GLVC conference championships.
Veteran football coach Tim Cooper joined UIndy in 2019 and brings a wealth of knowledge. The DePauw and Indiana State grad handles Defensive Coordinator duties while also working with the defensive backs. He has helped lead the Greyhounds to an NCAA DII playoff berth and a GLVC title in his short time on the staff.
UIndy's dynamic defense has ranked in the top 25 in Division II in tackles per loss per game all three years under Cooper's leadership, most-recently ranking eighth in the nation in sacks per game in 2021. Last fall, the Greyhounds led the conference with six All-GLVC First Team honorees on the defensive side.
Cooper's first season with UIndy was successful by most any measure, with the 2019 Greyhounds finishing 9-2 and earning an NCAA DII Playoff berth. His defensive unit finished second in all of Division II in rushing defense, setting school and GLVC records at just 61.5 rushing yards allowed per game. The Hounds also ranked in the top 25 in the nation in defensive touchdowns (13th, 4 TDs), team tackles for a loss (20th, 8.3 per) and scoring defense (21st, 17.7 ppg).
Cooper returned to the Hoosier State after spending two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh as the Defensive Quality Control Coach. There he worked with the DBs and linebackers while helping the Panthers to the 2018 ACC championship and an appearance in 2018 Sun Bowl.
Prior to that, Cooper spent eight years as the DC at crosstown Butler University. He helped the Bulldogs to a pair of Pioneer Football League titles, with his defense consistently ranking in the top 20 in FCS.
Cooper also spent time as a Quality Control Coach at Indiana University (2009) after working six seasons on the staff at Miami University (2003-08).
As a student-athlete, Cooper was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He was voted team captain as a senior and the Monon Bell Game MVP as a sophomore. He received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from DePauw in 1997 before earning a Masters of Education from Indiana State two years later.
Cooper is married to Jamie Cooper and has a son, Joshua.
