Bobby Pate is a former American football player and coach.
[2] Pate began his coaching career at several Georgia high schools.
[3] He entered the college football ranks as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University from 1974 to 1979.
[4] His first collegiate head coaching job came at the University of West Georgia, where he served from 1981 to 1984.
[5] He led West Georgia to the 1982 NCAA Division III National Championship.