Robin Ross (American football)

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]

Robin Ross

Personal information
Born:	(1954-08-17) August 17, 1954 (age 70) Huntington Park, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	El Rancho (Pico Rivera, California)
College:	Rio Hondo (1972–1973) Washington State (1974–1975)
Position:	Linebackers coach
NFL draft:	1976 / round: 10 / pick: 275
Career history
As a player:
San Francisco 49ers (1976)* Seattle Seahawks (1976)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Long Beach State (1977–1983) Defensive line coach & offensive line coach Cincinnati (1984–1985) Defensive coordinator & defensive line coach Washington State (1986) Defensive line coach Iowa State (1987–1993) Defensive coordinator Western Washington (1994–1995) Defensive coordinator Fresno State (1996) Defensive coordinator Oregon (1997–1998) Defensive line coach & linebackers coach Oakland Raiders (1999–2000) Linebackers coach Oregon (2001–2004) Special teams coordinator & tight ends coach Oregon State (2005) Linebackers coach Western Washington (2006–2008) Head coach Oregon State (2009–2010) Tight ends coach UNLV (2011) Linebackers coach Wyoming (2012–2013) Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach BC Lions (2015–2017) Defensive line coach Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2019–2023) Linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards
Second Team All-Pac-8 (1975)

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

References

1. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
2. "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
3. "49ers' Visser Promoted". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1981. p. 44.
4. "Ron Corradini, defensive coordinator at Indiana the past three... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
5. Emerald, Daily (October 10, 2023). "Oregon football hires one more from pros". Daily Emerald. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
6. "Robin Ross - Football Coach". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
7. "Ross headed to WWU". 247Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
8. "Robin Ross hired as linebackers coach at University of Wyoming". Western Washington University Athletics. March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
9. "Oregon State's Robin Ross laments Western's demise". The Seattle Times. August 22, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
10. Kelley, Steve (January 9, 2009). "Sad day as Western drops football for money reasons". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
11. "Robin Ross On D-Line: "It's good to be where we are."". BC Lions. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
12. Sauter, Aaron (May 27, 2023). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2023 Coaching Staff Overview". cflnewshub.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

External links

• Oregon State profile