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Robbie Caldwell joined the Tar Heel football staff in December 1999 as offensive line coach and will continue in that capacity under Head Coach John Bunting.

Caldwell, a native of Pageland, S.C., had coached the offensive line at NC State University since 1986, and from 1997-99 had the added responsibility of assistant head coach.

In 2000, Carolina averaged 371.1 yards of offense, the most since the 1997 season. Caldwell coached 14 first- or second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference lineman at NC State, and he helped direct six of the top 10 total offenses in Wolfpack history.

Caldwell has coached in nine bowl games in his career, including the 1986 Peach Bowl, the 1988 Peach Bowl, the 1989 Copper Bowl, the 1990 All American Bowl, the 1991 Peach Bowl, the 1992 Gator Bowl, the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, the 1994 Peach Bowl and the 1999 Micron PC Bowl. He also coached in the 1997 Blue-Gray Classic. Prior to his experience with NC State, Caldwell coached the offensive line at Furman (1978-85), and he was a graduate assistant coach at Furman in 1976. In 1977, Caldwell served as the football and baseball coach at Hanahan (S.C.) High School.

At Furman, Caldwell coached six Southern Conference Championship squads (1978, 1980-83, 1985) and the 1985 squad was the nation runner-up. He coached first-team AP All-America Gene Reeder in 1985 and third-team All-America Dan Sleet in 1983. He coached eight offensive linemen during his tenure at Furman who were named first-team All-Southern Conference and five Furman players won the Southern Conference’s Jacobs’ Blocking Trophy during his eight years.

A three-year letterman as a center at Furman from 1973-75, Caldwell won the team’s MVP award in 1975. He graduated from Furman with a B.S. in health and physical education in 1976.