Bob Moosbrugger Named Director of Athletics
Tue, May, 17 | General, Falcon Club
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Bowling Green State University introduced Bob Moosbrugger (pronounced MOOSE-brugger) as its 14th Director of Athletics Tuesday. A 1994 graduate of BGSU, Moosbrugger will leave his current post as Deputy Director of Athletics / Chief Operating Officer at San Diego State University. His first day at BGSU will be July 18.
"We are pleased to welcome Bob Moosbrugger home to BGSU," said Mary Ellen Mazey, Ph.D., president of Bowling Green State University. "He brings a wealth of experience in athletics operations as well as in donor, alumni and community outreach. Most importantly, he has an unparalleled commitment to student success. I look forward to working with him to take BGSU Athletics to the next level."
Moosbrugger has served at San Diego State in two stints, starting in March of 2000 as the assistant director for the Aztec Athletic Foundation. He was promoted to assistant athletic director/director of the Aztec Foundation in 2004. He was named the director of business development at the San Diego International Sports Council in February 2006 before returning to the Aztecs in September 2007 as the associate athletic director for development. In June 2015, he was promoted to his most recent role.
Prior to his time at San Diego State, Moosbrugger was as an assistant ticket manager and athletic ticket manager at Fresno State from 1996-2000. He was a graduate assistant at Ball State from 1994-96.
"I'm excited to be back in Bowling Green," Moosbrugger said. "It's amazing to think that I started here as a student 26 years ago. I am humbled and honored to serve as Director of Athletics. BGSU has built a strong national reputation. I'm looking forward to working with our staff to build upon that success."
In his most recent role at San Diego State, Moosbrugger is the sport supervisor for football, men's basketball and softball. He also supervises the athletics business office, development, events and facilities, and student-athlete academic services. He works collaboratively to manage the department's $46 million athletics budget and cultivates, solicits and stewards major and annual fund prospects.
A baseball player at BGSU, Moosbrugger earned the team's Don Woods Award as the top freshman in 1991 and was a two-year letter winner. He will be the fifth alumnus to serve as BGSU's Director of Athletics. Moosbrugger came to Bowling Green following a strong scholastic career in baseball and football at Celina Senior High School.
He and his wife, Esther, have two sons, Andrew and Vincent.
As a member of the Mid-American Conference and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, BGSU Athletics has a long and storied tradition of excellence in college sports. The Falcons won the 1984 NCAA Division I Hockey National Championship as well as the 1959 Small College Football National Title. More recently, BGSU Football has advanced to three consecutive MAC Championship games, winning the title in 2013 and 2015. Women's cross country was the 2015 MAC runner-up and BGSU Gymnastics advanced to the NCAA regionals in 2016 for the first time in 25 years.
Off the field of competition, BGSU Athletics has been a leader academically. The program won the 2014-15 Women's Faculty Athletics Representative Award, given to the program whose female teams excelled in the classroom. The 3.232 cumulative grade point average following the spring 2016 semester is the highest in recorded history, with 23 student-athletes earning a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and 81 recording a 4.0 term GPA during the spring semester. BGSU's student-athletes accumulated 4,837 community service hours in 2015-16.
What They Are Saying
"Bob Moosbrugger is a terrific choice for Bowling Green as their new Director of Athletics. As a former Falcon student-athlete, his love for the University and the department is unsurpassed. Bob has been instrumental in our overall success at San Diego State. His ability to cultivate relationships, both on and off campus, has led to record-setting fundraising campaigns and remarkable facility upgrades during his tenure. Although he will be greatly missed here, I am ecstatic for Bob, Esther and the entire family."
Jim Sterk, SDSU Athletics Director
"San Diego State's loss is a huge gain for Bowling Green State University. Bob has been a tremendous asset to SDSU and Aztec Basketball in particular. He is a leader, a motivator and, above all, a doer. The Moosbrugger family will be sorely missed but we wish them the very best."
Steve Fisher, SDSU Men's Basketball Coach
"San Diego State lost a great one. Bob Moosbrugger helped bring back alums like myself to campus. He made us feel welcome and inspired us to get involved in the program. I wish the Moosbruggers the very best."
Marshall Faulk, NFL Hall of Fame Running Back, SDSU alumnus
"I am so pleased for the Moosbrugger family. Bob was a great asset to San Diego State and to the San Diego community. His passion for student-athletes inspires people to give back. He and his family will be missed."
Ron Fowler, Executive Chairman – San Diego Padres, SDSU Benefactor
About The Search
The search was conducted by one of the top search firms in the U.S., Turnkey Search, the executive recruiting division of Turnkey Sports and Entertainment. In the past 10 months Turnkey has entered the college sports space and now completed a number of high profile AD and coaching searches, including Michigan, Minnesota and now Bowling Green. Prior to entering the college sports space, Turnkey had been the top search firm in pro sports and entertainment for more than two decades.