Robin Ross (American football)
American football coach (born 1954)
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Robin Lee Ross (born August 17, 1954) is an American gridiron football coach. He was most recently the linebackers coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1]
Huntington Park, California, U.S.
(Pico Rivera, California)
Washington State (1974–1975)
| Profile | |
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| Position | Linebackers coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 17, 1954 Huntington Park, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | El Rancho (Pico Rivera, California) |
| College | Rio Hondo (1972–1973) Washington State (1974–1975) |
| NFL draft | 1976: 10th round, 275th overall pick |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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College career
Ross played college football for Rio Hondo College and the Washington State Cougars.
Professional career
Ross was drafted in the tenth round of the 1976 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Seattle Seahawks.[2]
Coaching career
Ross has coached for Long Beach State,[3] Cincinnati,[4] Washington State, Iowa State, Western Washington, Fresno State, Oregon,[5] Oregon State,[6][7] UNLV, and Wyoming.[8] He was the head football coach for Western Washington University from 2006 until the school dropped the sport in 2008.[9][10] He has also coached for the Oakland Raiders and the BC Lions.[11][12]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Washington Vikings (North Central Conference) (2006–2007) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Western Washington | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Western Washington | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Western Washington Vikings (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2008) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Western Washington | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Dixie Rotary | ||||
| Western Washington: | 13–19 | 9–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–19 | ||||||||
