Ron Harms

Ron Harms
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1936-09-11) September 11, 1936
Houston
Playing career
1956–1958 Valparaiso
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1969 Concordia (NE)
1970–1973 Adams State
1974–1975 Texas A&I (OC)
1976–1978 Baylor (assistant)
1979–1999 Texas A&I
Head coaching record
Overall 219–112–4
Tournaments 3–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
12–9 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1979)
1 RMAC (1972)
10 LSC (1979, 1985, 1987–1989, 1993–1997)
2 LSC South Division (1997–1998)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2012 (profile)

Ron Harms (born September 11, 1936) is a former American football coach. He served as head coach at Concordia University Nebraska from 1964 to 1969, at 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 coaching record of 219–112–4. Harms was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

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.[1]

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 a NAIA national championship. With Harms at the helm, the Javelinas captured ten Lone Star Conference championships in total.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Concordia Bulldogs () (1964–1969)
1964 Concordia 5–4
1965 Concordia 6–3
1966 Concordia 3–5–1
1967 Concordia 2–7
1968 Concordia 6–3
1969 Concordia 4–5–1
Concordia: 26–27–2
Adams State Grizzlies (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1970–1973)
1970 Adams State 4–3–2
1971 Adams State 5–4
1972 Adams State 6–3 1st
1973 Adams State 6–3
Adams State: 21–13–2
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (Lone Star Conference) (1979–1999)
1979 Texas A&I 12–1 6–1 1st W NAIA Division I Championship (Palm Bowl)
1980 Texas A&I 7–4 5–2 3rd
1981 Texas A&I 9–2 5–2 T–2nd
1982 Texas A&I 5–6 2–5 6th
1983 Texas A&I 2–9 2–5 6th
1984 Texas A&I 6–5 3–1 2nd
1985 Texas A&I 8–3 5–0 1st
1986 Texas A&I 9–2 4–2 2nd
1987 Texas A&I 9–2 4–1 T–1st
1988 Texas A&I 10–3 6–1 1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1989 Texas A&I 10–1 7–0 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1990 Texas A&I 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
1991 Texas A&I 7–3 4–2 4th
1992 Texas A&I 9–3 6–0 1st L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1993 Texas A&M–Kingsville 7–6 5–0 1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1994 Texas A&M–Kingsville 12–2 5–0 1st L NCAA Division II Championship
1995 Texas A&M–Kingsville 11–2 7–0 1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1996 Texas A&M–Kingsville 8–3 7–0 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1997 Texas A&M–Kingsville 9–2 9–0 / 7–0 1st / 1st (South) L NCAA Division II First Round
1998 Texas A&M–Kingsville 11–3 8–1 / 8–1 2nd / 1st (South) L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1999 Texas A&M–Kingsville 5–6 5–4 / 5–4 T–6th / T–3rd (South)
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville: 172–72 110–29
Total: 219–112–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

See also

References

  1. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
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