Ron Dickerson
Ron Dickerson went 19–68 as a head coach, 1993–2010, at Temple, Alabama State and Lambuth. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1998–99 at Alabama State; 2010 at Lambuth. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 19–68 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1997 3–8
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Temple | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1994 | Temple | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1995 | Temple | 1–10 | 7th | |||
| 1996 | Temple | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1997 | Temple | 3–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1998 | Alabama State * | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1999 | Alabama State * | 2–9 | T–3rd (East) | |||
| 2000–09: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2010 | Lambuth * | 4–6 | ||||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 16 | 0–16 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Conference games | 35 | 4–31 | 11% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 6–9 | 40% |
| At home | 23 | 4–19 | 17% |
| On the road | 30 | 4–26 | 13% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 53 | 7–46 | 13% |
His own 55 games on file, 1993–1997, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nehlen 1993–1997 | 0–5 | West Virginia | 5 | |
| Frank Beamer 1993–1997 | 0–5 | Virginia Tech | 5 | |
| Paul Pasqualoni 1993–1997 | 0–5 | Syracuse | 5 | |
| Johnny Majors 1993–1996 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |
| Joe Paterno 1994–1997 | 0–4 | Penn State | 4 | |
| Doug Graber 1993–1995 | 0–3 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Dan Henning 1994–1996 | 0–3 | Boston College | 3 | |
| Butch Davis 1995–1997 | 0–3 | Miami | 3 |
Ron Dickerson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Rutgersseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Syracuseseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Virginia Techseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| West Virginiaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Miamiseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Also a player: Ron Dickerson’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–75 | Kansas State | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1976–78 | Louisville | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1982–84 | Colorado | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1985–90 | Penn State | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1991–92 | Clemson | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1993–97 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 1998–99 | Alabama State | Head coach | |
| 2010 | Lambuth | Head coach | |
| 2011 | Gardner-Webb | Defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Vince GibsonKansas State, Louisville
- Ellis RainsbergerKansas State
- Jackie SherrillPittsburgh
- Bill McCartneyColorado
- Joe PaternoPenn State
- Ken HatfieldClemson
- Ron Dickerson Jr.Gardner-Webb
Assistants who became head coaches
- John HendrickBenedict, Jackson State
- Dale StrahmWestern Carolina
- Ron Dickerson Jr.Gardner-Webb, Benedict
- Mike MacIntyreSan José State, Colorado, Florida International
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Gibson | Kansas State | 1973–74 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Ellis Rainsberger | Kansas State | 1975 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Vince Gibson | Louisville | 1976–78 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Pittsburgh | 1979–80 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1982–84 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | 1985–90 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Ken Hatfield | Clemson | 1991–92 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Ron Dickerson Jr. | Gardner-Webb | 2011 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hendrick | Temple, 1993–94: defensive line coach | Benedict, Jackson State | |
| Dale Strahm | Temple, 1994–96: defensive coordinator | Western Carolina | |
| Ron Dickerson Jr. | Temple, 1996–97: assistant coach; Alabama State, 1998–99: wide receivers coach | Gardner-Webb, Benedict | |
| Mike MacIntyre | Temple, 1997: defensive coordinator | San José State, Colorado, Florida International |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Manuel | Temple, 1993: defensive coordinator | |
| Kent Schoolfield | Temple, 1993–94: running backs coach | |
| Nick Gasparsto | Temple, 1993–96: offensive coordinator | |
| Lew Carpenter | Temple, 1997: offensive coordinator | |
| Ron McCrone | Temple, 1997: defensive coordinator | |
| Stan Clayton | Alabama State, 1998–99: offensive line coach |
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.