Ron Blackledge
Ron Blackledge went 8–25 as a head coach, 1978–1980, at Kent State. Share
- Record
- 8–25 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kent State | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1979 | Kent State | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1980 | Kent State | 3–8 | T–8th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Conference games | 26 | 6–20 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| At home | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| On the road | 18 | 1–17 | 6% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 3–19 | 14% |
His own 33 games on file, 1978–1980, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Stobart 1978–1980 | 2–1 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1978–1980 | 1–2 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Dennis Stolz 1978–1980 | 0–3 | Bowling Green | 3 | |
| Dwight Wallace 1978–1980 | 0–3 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1978–1980 | 0–3 | Central Michigan | 3 | |
| Tom Reed 1978–1980 | 0–3 | Miami (OH) | 3 |
Ron Blackledge’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Ohioseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Western Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Ashland | Offensive line coach | |
| 1970–72 | Cincinnati | Offensive line coach | |
| 1973–75 | Kentucky | Offensive line coach | |
| 1976 | Princeton | Offensive line coach | |
| 1977 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1978–80 | Kent State | Head coach | |
| 1982–91 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1992 | Indianapolis Colts NFL | Offensive assistant | |
| 1993–97 | Indianapolis Colts NFL | Offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray CallahanCincinnati
- Fran CurciKentucky
- Robert CasciolaPrinceton
- Dennis FitzgeraldKent State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alex WoodBuffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M
- Jeff WoodruffEastern Michigan
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Callahan | Cincinnati | 1970–72 | Offensive line coach | |
| Fran Curci | Kentucky | 1973–75 | Offensive line coach | |
| Robert Casciola | Princeton | 1976 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Kent State | 1977 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Wood | Kent State, 1979–80: wide receivers coach | Buffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M | |
| Jeff Woodruff | Kent State, 1979: graduate assistant | Eastern Michigan |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.