George Ragsdale

Rushing attempts:	34
Rushing yards:	147
Rushing TDs:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	34
Rushing yards:	147
Rushing TDs:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

George Ragsdale
No. 23
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	December 4, 1952 (age 72); Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Baltimore City College ; (Baltimore, Maryland)
College:	North Carolina A&T
NFL draft:	1976: 12th round, 321st pick
Career history
As a player:
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977–1979); Tampa Bay Bandits (1983); Oklahoma Outlaws (1984);
As a coach:
	North Carolina A&T (1983–1988); Running backs coach & recruiting coordinator; James B. Dudley HS (NC) (1989–1991); Assistant coach; Morris Brown (1996–1999); Offensive coordinator; Norfolk State (2000–2002); Offensive coordinator; North Carolina A&T (2003–2008); Assistant coach; North Carolina A&T (2008); Interim head coach; North Carolina A&T (2009–2010); Assistant head coach; Grambling State Tigers (2013); Interim head coach; Central State (OH) (2019–2021); Running backs coach & wide receivers coach; Central State (OH) (2021); Interim head coach;
Rushing attempts:	George Ragsdale (born April 4, 1951) is an American former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL).Contents Head coaching record ; Notes ; References ; External links ; Ragsdale played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. After pro playing career, he served at various coaching duties at his alma mater as well as Morris Brown College, Norfolk State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Ragsdale served as the interim head football coach at North Carolina A&T for the final four games of the 2008 season. On September 11, 2013, he was named interim head football coach at Grambling State University. On October 17, 2013, Ragsdale was fired as interim head coach at Grambling. He was the interim head football coach at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio in 2021. Head coaching recordNotes 1 2 Lee Fobbs served as North Carolina A&T's head coach for the first eight games of the 2008 season before he was fired. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season. North Carolina A&T finished the season with an overall record of 3–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play.; 1 2 3 Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Dennis Winston, who led the team for the final five games of the season. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC); 1 2 Bobby Rome II served as Central State's head coach for the first six games of the 2021 season before he resigned. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season. Central State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play.; References ↑ "HBCU Veteran Named Interim Head Football Coach « Grambling State University News". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.; ↑ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.; ↑ "College-Football Notebook: Fobbs is fired as coach at A&T". Winston-Salem Journal . Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2021.; ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (October 15, 2021). "George Ragsdale replaces Bobby Rome as Marauders football coach". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved December 22, 2021.; External links Central State (OH) profile ; North Carolina A&T profile ; ; Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ; ; v ; t ; e ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	34
Rushing yards:	147
Rushing TDs:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2008)
	Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2013)
	Central State Marauders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2021–present)
v ; t ; e ; North Carolina A&T Aggies head football coaches
	Lonnie P. Byarm (1920); Lonnie P. Byarm (1922–1929); Harry R. Jefferson (1930–1931); Inman A. Breaux (1932–1938); Homer Harris (1939–1940); Roland K. Bernard (1941); Charles U. DeBerry (1942–1944); Horace Bell (1945); William M. Bell (1946–1956); Bert Piggott (1957–1967); Hornsby Howell (1968–1976); James McKinley (1977–1981); Mo Forte (1982–1987); Bill Hayes (1988–2002); George Small (2003–2005); Lee Fobbs (2006–2008); George Ragsdale # (2008); Alonzo Lee (2009–2010); Rod Broadway (2011–2017); Sam Washington (2018–2019); No team (2020); Sam Washington (2021–2022); Vincent Brown (2023–2024); Shawn Gibbs (2025–); # denotes interim head coach
v ; t ; e ; Grambling State Tigers head football coaches
	Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1928); No team (1929–1930); Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1931); Ira Smith (1932); Joe Williams (1932); Ozias Johnson (1934–1937); Emory Hines (1938–1940); Eddie Robinson (1941–1942); No team (1943–1944); Eddie Robinson (1946–1997); Doug Williams (1998–2003); Melvin Spears (2004–2006); Rod Broadway (2007–2010); Doug Williams (2011–2013); George Ragsdale # (2013); Dennis Winston # (2013); Broderick Fobbs (2014–2021); Terrence Graves # (2021); Hue Jackson (2022–2023); Mickey Joseph (2024– ); # denotes interim head coach
v ; t ; e ; Central State Marauders head football coaches
	Gaston F. Lewis (1947–1956); James J. Walker (1957–1964); Tom Stephenson (1965–1966); James J. Walker (1967–1973); James McKinley (1974–1976); Maurice Hunt (1977–1978); Joe Redmond (1979–1980); Billy Joe (1981–1993); Rick Comegy (1994–1995); Jack Bush (1996); No team (1997–2004); Theo Lemon (2005); Al West (2006–2008); E. J. Junior (2009–2013); Cedric Pearl (2014–2019); No team (2020); Bobby Rome II (2021); George Ragsdale # (2021); Kevin Porter (2022–2024); Tony Carter (2025– ); # denotes interim head coach
v ; t ; e ; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 NFL draft selections
	Lee Roy Selmon ; Jimmy DuBose ; Dewey Selmon ; Steve Young ; Steve Maughan ; Richard Appleby ; Everett Little ; Mishael Kelson ; Steve Wilson ; Curtis Jordan ; Parnell Dickinson ; Bruce Welch ; Sid Smith ; Melvin Washington ; George Ragsdale ; Brad Jenkins ; Carl Roaches ; Bob Dzierzak ; Tommy West ; Jack Berry ;
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Last updated May 02, 2025

[2008season-4] 1 2 Lee Fobbs served as North Carolina A&T's head coach for the first eight games of the 2008 season before he was fired. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season.^[3] North Carolina A&T finished the season with an overall record of 3–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play.

[2013season-5] 1 2 3 Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Dennis Winston, who led the team for the final five games of the season. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

[2021season-7] 1 2 Bobby Rome II served as Central State's head coach for the first six games of the 2021 season before he resigned. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season.^[4] Central State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play.

[1] "HBCU Veteran Named Interim Head Football Coach « Grambling State University News". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

[GSUInt-2] "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[3] "College-Football Notebook: Fobbs is fired as coach at A&T". Winston-Salem Journal . Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[6] Archdeacon, Tom (October 15, 2021). "George Ragsdale replaces Bobby Rome as Marauders football coach". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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Contents

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links