Ron Powlus
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 16, 1974
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Berwick |
College: | Notre Dame (1993–1997) |
Undrafted: | 1998 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Ronald Lee Powlus (born July 16, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in NFL Europe. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After his playing career, he was a quarterbacks coach for the Fighting Irish, Akron Zips, and Kansas Jayhawks.
High school career
Powlus was one of the most heavily touted prospects in the history of high school football as an offensive standout at
in 1992.College career
After Powlus signed his letter of intent with Notre Dame in 1992, ESPN analyst Beano Cook famously predicted that Powlus would win the Heisman Trophy at least twice and that he would be the best quarterback in the history of Notre Dame.[1] This was extremely high praise considering that only one player in the history of college football, Archie Griffin, had won the trophy twice.
Succeeding
Powlus rebounded from a broken collarbone suffered in the preseason of what would have been his freshman season in 1993 and then broke a bone in his upper left arm late in the 1995 season.
Powlus received his undergraduate degree from the Notre Dame College of Business Administration in 1997.
College statistics
Season | Team | Passing | |||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
1994 |
Notre Dame | 119 | 222 | 53.6 | 1,729 | 7.8 | 19 | 9 | 139.2 |
1995 |
Notre Dame | 124 | 217 | 57.1 | 1,853 | 8.5 | 12 | 7 | 140.7 |
1996 |
Notre Dame | 133 | 232 | 57.3 | 1,942 | 8.4 | 12 | 4 | 141.3 |
1997 |
Notre Dame | 182 | 298 | 61.1 | 2,078 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 124.9 |
Career[2] | 558 | 969 | 57.6 | 7,602 | 7.8 | 52 | 27 | 135.6 |
Bowl games
- 1995 Fiesta Bowl - Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24
- 1996 Orange Bowl - Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 (*Powlus did not play in this game after suffering a season-ending arm injury against Navy)
- 1997 Independence Bowl - LSU 27, Notre Dame 9
Professional career
Powlus was signed as an
In the spring of 2000, he played for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe during their 10-game season, splitting time with Jim Kubiak at the quarterback position.[4][5][6] Powlus finished his pro football career as a backup quarterback on the roster of the 2000 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) but did not throw a pass during the regular season.[7]
Personal life
He spent two years as executive assistant to the Democratic Policy Committee of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was later employed in the banking and pharmaceutical industries. His son, Ron Powlus III, has signed as a quarterback for Notre Dame in the 2021 season.[8]
Coaching career
On March 1, 2005, Powlus returned to Notre Dame as the football team's director of personnel development under head coach Charlie Weis.[9] Following the termination of Peter Vaas' contract, Powlus assumed Vaas' position as the team's quarterbacks coach. After the 2009 season, Powlus was fired along with nearly the entire Notre Dame staff by head coach Brian Kelly. After his departure from Notre Dame he reunited with another former Notre Dame coach, Rob Ianello, as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Akron. After being hired as the head coach of Kansas, Charlie Weis named Powlus his quarterbacks coach.
References
- ^ "Notre Dame QB Ron Powlus Never Had a Prayer After Beano Cook's Prediction". 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Ron Powlus". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Powlus Taking a Shot on Rams' Practice Team St". 18 December 1998.
- ^ "2000 Amsterdam Admirals football Statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Ron Powlus football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Ron Powlus Stats | The Football Database".
- ^ "Eagles slip by Titans". 19 August 2000.
- ^ "Why Ron Powlus is incredibly important to the Notre Dame QB room". 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Can't-miss ex-QB Powlus back at Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2005-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-29.