Rich Ellerson
Hawaii | |
Position(s) | Hawaii (ST) |
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1984–1985 | BC Lions (DL) |
1986 | Calgary Stampeders (DC) |
1987–1991 | Hawaii (DC) |
1992–1995 | Arizona (DL) |
1996 | Southern Utah |
1997–2000 | Arizona (DC) |
2001–2008 | Cal Poly |
2009–2013 | Army |
2016 | Jacksonville (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–82 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 Great West Conference Coach of the Year (2004) | |
Richard Emmet Ellerson (born January 1, 1953) is a former
Early years
Ellerson attended
Coaching career
Early coaching positions
After graduating college in 1977, Ellerson served as a Hawaii graduate assistant under head coach
In 1996, Ellerson served as the head coach at
Cal Poly
In 2001, Ellerson took over as the head coach at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California. While at Cal Poly, Ellerson led the Mustangs to a 56–34 record during his eight-year tenure.[4] With a winning percentage of .622, he currently ranks as the third-most successful coach in school history.[5]
During his first year, Ellerson led Cal Poly to its first winning season in four years, finishing with a 6–5 record. In 2003, Ellerson was named NCAA
His last season with the Mustangs came in 2008, during which Cal Poly reached as high as No. 3 in the FCS national rankings and hosted a home playoff game, before Ellerson finished second in voting for the annual Eddie Robinson Award.[6]
Army
In 2008 Ellerson was speculated to be a candidate to replace Washington's head coach, Tyrone Willingham.[7] He instead accepted an offer to become Army's head coach in December 2008.[8][9] Other potential candidates for the vacant Army head coaching position included Mike Sullivan, a West Pointer and wide receivers coach for the New York Giants; Greg Gregory, South Florida offensive coordinator and former Army assistant coach; Charlie Taaffe, former Maryland offensive coordinator, Canadian Football League coach, and Army offensive coordinator; and Ed Warriner, Kansas offensive coordinator who spent 13 years as an Army assistant coach.[10] Army also gauged the interest of both Navy's offensive and defensive coordinators, Ivin Jasper and Buddy Green, respectively.[11]
Ellerson has several family ties to the Academy. His father and two of his brothers attended West Point. His brother, John, was a captain of the Army football team while at West Point from 1960 to 1963.[12] Rich Ellerson said, "I grew up with that special connection to Army Football. At that age, watching my big brother captain the Army football team, living on Army posts, it was just the biggest thing in our life. It was the foundation of my football experience, not just my Army football experience, and obviously, football is a big part of my life."[13] He also said: "More than any other place in America, this is an important job. This is the United States Military Academy. We're playing football. We need to be good at this. We need to be. Everybody wants to win. We need to." He expressed a belief in the importance in working with recruits at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) in order to improve the pool of candidates for the varsity team.[13] Ellerson also referred offhandedly to Navy, in comparing the type of offensive scheme he plans on bringing to Army. "I'm a triple option guy, and our triple option looks similar to some other team that we see every once in awhile [sic], but it is not exactly alike ... What we do fits well with the Academy at every level."[13]
In his first season at the helm Ellerson's team finished the season with a 5–7 record. Going into the final game of the season against Navy, a win would have placed Army in the
Jacksonville
In January 2016, Ellerson was hired as Jacksonville University’s defensive coordinator under head coach Ian Shields, who was Ellerson’s offensive coordinator at Army.[15]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1996) | |||||||||
1996 | Southern Utah | 4–7 | |||||||
Southern Utah: | 4–7 | ||||||||
Cal Poly Mustangs (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
2001 | Cal Poly | 6–5 | |||||||
2002 | Cal Poly | 3–8 | |||||||
2003 | Cal Poly | 7–4 | |||||||
Great West Football Conference ) (2004–2008)
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2004 | Cal Poly | 9–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
2005 | Cal Poly | 9–4 | 4–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | ||||
2006 | Cal Poly | 7–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
2007 | Cal Poly | 7–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
2008 | Cal Poly | 8–3 | 3–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
Cal Poly: | 56–34 | 15–6 | |||||||
Army Black Knights (NCAA Division I FBS independent) (2009–2013) | |||||||||
2009 | Army | 5–7 | |||||||
2010 | Army | 7–6 | W Armed Forces | ||||||
2011 | Army | 3–9 | |||||||
2012 | Army | 2–10 | |||||||
2013 | Army | 3–9 | |||||||
Army: | 20–41 | ||||||||
Total: | 80–82 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Hansen, Opinion by Greg. "Opinion by Greg Hansen : Ex-Tomey aide gets his dream job: Army". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Hawai'i 2010 Warrior Football Media Guide. UH Manoa Athletics. 2010. p. 126.
- ^ a b c d e f Coaching Staff: Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs football official website, retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ "Army hires Cal Poly's Ellerson". SFGATE. 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Coaching Records Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved January 12, 2009.
- ^ Scroggin, Joshua D.; Aird, Donovan (December 23, 2008). "Poly's Ellerson Reported to be Next Army Coach". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). pp. S1.
- ^ John McGrath, Columnist says Ellerson would be a good fit for the Huskies, SanLuisObispo.com, The Tribune, December 3, 2008, retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^ Army Hires Cal Poly-SLO's Rich Ellerson as their New Head Coach SI.com, December 26, 2008
- New York Daily News. Associated Press. December 26, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Army will get its coaching hire right this time, Go Black Knights, Rivals.com, December 15, 2008.
- ^ Navy coaches decline Army advances, Hometown Annapolis.com, The Capital, December 23 2008, retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^ Cal Poly coach Ellerson in talks to take Army job, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo), December 22, 2008, retrieved December 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c Ellerson: "I'm a triple option guy", Scout.com, December 31, 2008, retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ ESPN.com News Services (December 15, 2013). "Army Black Knights fire coach Rich Ellerson after five years". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "Times Herald-Record: Local News, Politics & Sports in Middletown, NY".