Ron Prince
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| Ron Prince | ||
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| College | Kansas State | |
| Sport | College football | |
| Team record | 12-13 | |
| Born | September 18, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Omaha, NE | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 12-13 | |
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| 1988-89 1990-91 |
Dodge City CC Appalachian State |
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| Position | OT | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 2006-Present | Kansas State | |
Ron Prince (born September 18, 1969, in Omaha, Nebraska) is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He is presently one of six African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision.
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[edit] Coaching career
Prince succeeded Head Coach Bill Snyder at Kansas State following the 2005 season. When he started his first season at Kansas State, in 2006, he was 36 years old and the third-youngest head coach in the Division I-Bowl Subdivision.
During the 2006 season, Prince led Kansas State to its first winning record since 2003 with a 7-6 mark, as well as a berth in the inaugural Texas Bowl. The hallmark win of the regular season was a 45-42 upset of then #4University of Texas on November 11, 2006. Kansas State lost the 2006 Texas Bowl to #16 Rutgers University 37-10. In Prince's second season, Kansas State slipped to a 5-7 record, inlcuding a four-game losing streak to end the year.
Before coming to Kansas State, Prince served for three seasons as offensive coordinator under Al Groh at the University of Virginia, and for a total of five years as the Cavaliers’ offensive line coach. Prior to his stint at Virginia, Prince also served as an assistant coach at South Carolina State, James Madison, and Cornell.
[edit] Record as head coach
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| 2006 | Kansas State | 7-6 | 4-4 | T-2nd (North) | L Texas | ||||
| 2007 | Kansas State | 5-7 | 3-5 | 4th (North) | |||||
| Kansas State: | 12-13 | 7-9 | |||||||
| Total: | 12-13 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] Coaching resume
| Year | Position | School |
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| 2006-Present | Head Coach | Kansas State |
| 2003-2005 | Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line Coach |
Virginia |
| 2001-2002 | Offensive Line Coach | Virginia |
| 1999-2000 | Offensive Line Coach Running Game Coordinator |
Cornell |
| 1998 | Offensive Line Coach | Cornell |
| 1995-1997 | Offensive Line Coach | James Madison |
| 1994 | Offensive Line Coach | South Carolina State |
| 1993 | Offensive Line Coach Tight Ends Coach Strength & Conditioning Coach |
Alabama A&M |
| 1992 | Volunteer Assistant Coach | Dodge City Community College |
[edit] Personal information
Although Prince was born in Nebraska, he was raised in Junction City, Kansas, a town 30 minutes west of Kansas State's campus in Manhattan, Kansas. Prince went to Junction City High School, where he graduated in 1988. He is also a graduate of Appalachian State University, where he played football on the offensive line under coach Jerry Moore. Prince was recruited by former Kansas State Head Coach Bill Snyder but was not offered a scholarship.[citation needed]
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