Ron McBride
Ron McBride went 131–101 as a head coach, 1990–2011, at Utah and Weber State. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2005–11 at Weber State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 131–101 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1994 10–2, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Utah | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1991 | Utah | 7–5 | 4th | |||
| 1992 | Utah | 6–6 | T–5th | Copper Bowl L | ||
| 1993 | Utah | 7–6 | 4th | Freedom Bowl L | ||
| 1994 | Utah | 10–2 | T–2nd | Freedom Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1995 | Utah | 7–4 | T–1st | |||
| 1996 | Utah | 8–4 | T–2nd (Mountain) | Copper Bowl L | ||
| 1997 | Utah | 6–5 | T–2nd (Mountain) | |||
| 1998 | Utah | 7–4 | T–3rd (Pacific) | |||
| 1999 | Utah | 9–3 | T–1st | Las Vegas Bowl W | ||
| 2000 | Utah | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 2001 | Utah | 8–4 | T–3rd | Las Vegas Bowl W | ||
| 2002 | Utah | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 2003–04: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2005 | Weber State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 2006 | Weber State * | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 2007 | Weber State * | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 2008 | Weber State * | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L | 9 | |
| 2009 | Weber State * | 7–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round L | 17 | |
| 2010 | Weber State * | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2011 | Weber State * | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
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.
Players he coached
Luther EllissConsensus All‑American, 1994- Kevin DysonNo. 16 pick, 1998
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 28 | 17–11 | 61% |
| Conference games | 100 | 58–42 | 58% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 70 | 35–35 | 50% |
| At home | 71 | 44–27 | 62% |
| On the road | 74 | 41–33 | 55% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 94 | 62–32 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 26–31 | 46% |
His own 151 games on file, 1990–2002, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards 1990–2000 | 5–6 | BYU | 11 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1990–2002 | 4–6 | Air Force | 10 | |
| Sonny Lubick 1993–2002 | 2–5 | Colorado State | 7 | |
| Ted Tollner 1994–2001 | 4–2 | San Diego State | 6 | |
| Dennis Franchione 1992–1997 | 3–3 | New Mexico | 6 | |
| Charlie Bailey 1994–1998 | 5–0 | UTEP | 5 | |
| Joe Tiller 1991–1995 | 4–1 | Wyoming | 5 | |
| John Robinson 1993–2002 | 4–1 | USC, UNLV | 5 | |
| Rocky Long 1998–2002 | 3–2 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Bob Wagner 1990–1994 | 2–3 | Hawai’i | 5 |
Ron McBride’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Stateseries | 13 | 11–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 13 | 8–5 |
| BYUseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| Wyomingseries | 11 | 7–4 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Air Forceseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| UTEPseries | 9 | 8–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | San Jose State | Freshman coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1966–68 | Piedmont Hills HS (CA) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1969–71 | Gavilan | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1972–73 | UC Riverside | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1974–76 | Long Beach State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–82 | Utah | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1983–84 | Wisconsin | Offensive line coach | |
| 1985–86 | Utah | Offensive line coach | |
| 1987–89 | Arizona | Offensive line coach | |
| 1990–2002 | Utah | Head coach | |
| 2003–04 | Kentucky | Linebackers coach | |
| 2005–11 | Weber State | Head coach | |
| 2013 | Utah Blaze Arena | Offensive line coach | |
| 2016 | Portland Steel Arena | Offensive line coach | |
| 2017 | Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | Assistant head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Harry AndersonSan José State
- Wayne HowardGavilan, UC Riverside, Long Beach State, Utah
- Chuck StobartUtah
- Dave McClainWisconsin
- Jim FasselUtah
- Dick TomeyArizona
- Rich BrooksKentucky
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brad ChildressMinnesota Vikings
- Fred GravesSan Diego Chargers
- Greg McMackinHawai’i, Oregon Tech
- Rick RasnickEastern Michigan
- Kyle WhittinghamUtah, Michigan
- Tommy LeeWillamette, Montana Western
- Gary AndersenUtah State, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Southern Utah
- Jay HillWeber State
- Vincent WhiteSaint Mary’s (CA)
- Derek MasonVanderbilt, Middle Tennessee
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Anderson | San José State | 1965 | Freshman coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Wayne Howard | Gavilan | 1969–71 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Wayne Howard | UC Riverside | 1972–73 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Wayne Howard | Long Beach State | 1974–76 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Wayne Howard | Utah | 1977–81 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Stobart | Utah | 1982 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dave McClain | Wisconsin | 1983–84 | Offensive line coach | |
| Jim Fassel | Utah | 1985–86 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dick Tomey | Arizona | 1987–89 | Offensive line coach | |
| Rich Brooks | Kentucky | 2003–04 | Linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (10)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Childress | Utah, 1990: wide receivers coach | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fred Graves | Utah, 1990: running backs coach; 1991–93: wide receivers coach; 1994, 1998–2000: assistant head coach and wide receivers coach; 1995–97: offensive coordinator | San Diego Chargers | |
| Greg McMackin | Utah, 1990–91: defensive coordinator | Hawai’i, Oregon Tech | |
| Rick Rasnick | Utah, 1991–94: offensive coordinator | Eastern Michigan | |
| Kyle Whittingham | Utah, 1994: defensive line coach; 1995–96, 1998–2000: defensive coordinator and safeties coach; 1997, 2001–02: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Utah, Michigan | |
| Tommy Lee | Utah, 1995–97: quarterbacks coach; 1998–2000: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Willamette, Montana Western | |
| Gary Andersen | Utah, 1997–2000: defensive tackles coach and SDE; 2001–02: assistant head coach and defensive tackles and special teams coach | Utah State, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Southern Utah | |
| Jay Hill | Utah, 2001–02: graduate assistant | Weber State | |
| Vincent White | Utah, 2001–02: running backs coach | Saint Mary’s (CA) | |
| Derek Mason | Utah, 2002: wide receivers and special teams coach | Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Henson | Utah, 1990: offensive coordinator | |
| Andy Ludwig | Utah, 1992: graduate assistant | |
| Fred Whittingham | Utah, 1992–94: defensive coordinator; 1998–2000: linebackers coach | |
| Derrick Odum | Utah, 1995–97: graduate assistant | |
| Bill Busch | Utah, 2001–02: defensive backs coach | |
| Craig Ver Steeg | Utah, 2001–02: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Colton Swan | Weber State, 2005: graduate assistant; 2006–08: SAF; 2009–11: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Kevin McGiven | Weber State, 2006–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jason Beck | Weber State, 2009–11: quarterbacks 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.