Ron Harms

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Ron Harms
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Harms, c. 1976
Biographical details
Born (1936-09-11) September 11, 1936 (age 89)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1956–1958 Valparaiso
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962–1963 Concordia (NE) (assistant)
1964–1969 Concordia (NE)
1970–1973 Adams State
1974–1975 Texas A&I (OC)
1976–1978 Baylor (assistant)
1979–1999 Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville
Track and field
1962–1964 Concordia (NE)
Cross country
1962–1964 Concordia (NE)
Head coaching record
Overall218–112–5 (football)
TournamentsFootball
3–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
12–9 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 NAIA Division I (1979)
1 RMAC (1972)
10 LSC (1979, 1985, 1987–1989, 1993–1997)
1 RMAC Mountain Division (1971)
2 LSC South Division (1997–1998)
Awards
Football
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1979)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2012 (profile)

Ron Harms (born September 11, 1936) is an American former college football coach. He served as head football coach at Concordia Teachers College (now known as Concordia University Nebraska) from 1964 to 1969, Adams State College (now known as Adams State University) from 1970 to 1973 and at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (formerly Texas A&I University) from 1979 to 1999, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 218–112–5. Harms was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Harms served as offensive coordinator for Gil Steinke in 1974 and 1975 before becoming an assistant to Grant Teaff at Baylor University for three years. Harms returned to Texas A&I in 1979 to replace Fred Jonas as head coach. In his first season, he guided the Javelinas to an NAIA Division I National Championship. With Harms at the helm, the Javelinas captured ten Lone Star Conference championships in total.

Coaching career

Harms was hired in 1962 as an assistant football coach and head coach in track and field and cross country at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—in Seward, Nebraska. Two years later, he succeeded Ralph Starenko as head football coach. [1]

Harms was the 12th head football coach at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado and he held that position for four seasons, from 1970 until 1973. His coaching record at Adams State was 21–14–2. [2]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Concordia Bulldogs (Tri-State Conference)(1964–1968)
1964 Concordia5–43–35th
1965 Concordia6–33–34th
1966 Concordia2–5–22–4T–4th
1967 Concordia2–71–56th
1968 Concordia6–35–12nd
Concordia Bulldogs (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Tri-State Conference)(1969)
1969 Concordia4–5–11–2–1 / 4–1–13rd / 2nd
Concordia:25–27–318–19–1
Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1970–1973)
1970 Adams State4–3–24–23rd (Plains)
1971 Adams State5–45–1T–1st (Plains)
1972 Adams State6–35–11st
1973 Adams State6–34–2T–2nd
Adams State:21–13–218–6
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (Lone Star Conference)(1979–1999)
1979 Texas A&I 12–16–11stW NAIA Division I Championship (Palm Bowl)
1980 Texas A&I7–45–23rd
1981 Texas A&I9–25–2T–2nd
1982 Texas A&I5–62–56th
1983 Texas A&I2–92–56th
1984 Texas A&I6–53–12nd
1985 Texas A&I8–35–01st
1986 Texas A&I9–24–22nd
1987 Texas A&I9–24–1T–1st
1988 Texas A&I10–36–11stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1989 Texas A&I10–17–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1990 Texas A&I6–45–2T–2nd
1991 Texas A&I7–34–24th
1992 Texas A&I9–36–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1993 Texas A&M–Kingsville7–65–01stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1994 Texas A&M–Kingsville12–25–01stL NCAA Division II Championship
1995 Texas A&M–Kingsville11–27–01stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1996 Texas A&M–Kingsville8–37–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1997 Texas A&M–Kingsville9–29–0 / 7–01st / 1st (South)L NCAA Division II First Round
1998 Texas A&M–Kingsville11–38–1 / 8–12nd / 1st (South)L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1999 Texas A&M–Kingsville5–65–4 / 5–4T–6th / T–3rd (South)
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville:172–72110–29
Total:218–112–5
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Boss Named at Concordia". Omaha World-Herald . Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press. March 26, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
  3. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ron Harms". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Concordia Football Year-By-Year Records" (PDF). Concordia University Nebraska. p. 2. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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