- Ron Ernst
Ron Ernst (born
Hastings, Nebraska , USA) is the head coach of the Ripon College Red Hawk football team. Ernst is the winningest coach in school history, winning his 100th game during the 2006 season. Ernst also serves as Ripon's head men's golf coach, associate professor in the Department of Exercise Science and assistant athletic director. Ernst resides in Ripon with his wife, Janet. They have three sons: Tim, 24, Bryan 21, and John, 17.Career before Ripon College
A native of Hastings, Nebraska, Ernst is a 1980 graduate of
Nebraska Wesleyan where he received his bachelor's degree in social science and physical education. He earned his master's degree in physical education and athletic administration at theUniversity of Northern Colorado in 1990. While attending Nebraska Wesleyan, Ernst was a four-year letterman in football, a three-year letterman in track and earned one letter in baseball.Ernst previously served as the defensive line coach at the University of Northern Colorado from 1988-1990. He also served as the head football coach at three different high schools in Nebraska and Colorado, winning a conference championship at each school. In 1987, Ernst was named Colorado AAA Coach of the Year by the Denver Post.
1980-1981 - Head football coach at Osceola High School,
Osceola, Nebraska . Ernst took over a program that was in disarray. By his second season, the Bulldogs had won a conference championship and were rated third in the region.1982-1985 - Head football coach at Fort Calhoun High School in
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska . Ernst took over a program that had never had a winning season in the school's history. By his third season, the Pioneers had won a conference championship, qualified for the state playoffs and were ranked eighth in the state classification C-2.1986-1988 - Head football coach at Greeley Central High School in
Greeley, Colorado . Ernst took over a program that had not had a winning season in more than 20 years. By his second year, the Wildcats were Northern Conference Champions, finishing the season in the state semi-final playoffs. Was named the Denver Post AAA Coach of the Year in 1987.1989-1990 - Defensive line coach at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. The Golden Bears qualified for the NCAA Division II National Playoffs.
Ripon College
Ernst hit an important milestone in 2006, winning his 100th career game. In his 16th season with the Red Hawks, Ernst already is the winningest coach in Ripon College history. Ernst's overall record now stands at 103-52-0 for a .665 winning percentage, the highest of any active MWC coach.
Ernst has led the Red Hawks to 14 winning seasons, three division titles (1995, 1996 and 1997) in the now-defunct North Division and two MWC titles (1996 and 2001).
He was named the Midwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1996 when he led the team to a record nine-win season. He also has been named the NCAA Division III Region 5 Coach of the Year (1995). Most recently, he was named 2001 Wisconsin Football Private College Coach of the Year.
2007 Red Hawk Schedule
1993 (5-4, 2-3)
1995 (8-2, 4-1)
September 9 - Ripon 30, Lakeland 26 (1-0, 0-0)
September 16 - Ripon 21, Upper Iowa 20 (2-0, 0-0)
September 23 - Ripon 31, Monmouth 23 (3-0, 0-0)
September 30 - Ripon 53, Illinois College 13 (4-0, 1-0)
October 7 - Ripon 13, Beloit 7 - (5-0, 1-0)
October 14 - Ripon 42, Lake Forest 7 - (6-0, 2-0)
October 21 - Ripon 21, St. Norbert 20 - (7-0, 3-0)
October 28 - Carroll 25, Ripon 23 - (7-1, 3-1)
November 4 - Ripon 49, Lawrence 35 - (7-2, 4-1)
November 11 - Cornell 38, Ripon 17 (8-2, 4-1) - Cornell QB Matt Casebolt ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as the Rams defeated Ripon for the conference title. The game was played at the UNI Dome.
1996 (8-2, 4-1)
September 7 - Ripon 28, Lakeland 10 (1-0, 0-0)
September 14 - Ripon 31, North Park 13 (2-0, 0-0)
September 21 - Cornell 26, Ripon 14 (2-1, 0-0)
September 28 -
November 9 - Ripon 26, Cornell 8 - In front of a full house at Ingalls Field, Ripon gained revenge for its 1995 championship loss, and its only regular season loss, by throttling the Rams, leading 26-0 as the half and never looking back. Nick Salm and Kirk Wilderspin scored a touchdown each, rushing for 151 and 128 yards, respectively. Ripon ran for 271 yards as a team. QB Eric Rich tossed touchdown passes to Miek Diedrick and Ryan Thiel. Red Hawk LB Brock Goehler had a career game, recording 13 unassisted and 19 total tackles. Cornell ruined the bid for a shutout, when Matt Casebolt tossed a 54-year pass to Jeff Lloyd in the third quarter.
2001 - (8-2, 7-1)
September 8 - Ripon 49, Elmhurst 40 (1-0, 0-0)
September 15 - Game at Knox cancelled due to 9-11 attacks
September 22 - Ripon 38, Carroll 26 (2-0, 1-0)
September 29 - St. Norbert 20, Ripon 14 (2-1, 1-1)
October 6 - Ripon 31, Lake Forest 25 (3-1, 2-1)
October 13 - Ripon 44, Grinnell 14 (4-1, 3-1)
October 20 - Ripon 39, Monmouth 20 (5-1, 4-1)
October 27 - Ripon 37, Illinois College 0 (6-1, 5-1)
November 3 - Ripon 41, Lawrence 6 (7-1, 6-1)
November 10 - Ripon 45, Beloit 33 (8-1, 7-1)
November 17 - Concordia 34, Ripon 30 (8-2, 7-1) - Game scheduled after 9-15 game was cancelled
2002 - (7-3, 7-2)
September 7 - Concordia (WI) 42, Ripon 19 (0-1, 0-0)
September 14 - Ripon 41, Monmouth 7 (1-1, 1-0)
September 21 - Ripon 43, Grinnell 22 (2-1, 2-0)
September 28 - Lake Forest 20, Ripon 18 (2-2, 2-1)
October 5 - Ripon 56, Carroll 7 (3-2, 3-1)
October 12 - Ripon 32, Illinois College 13 (4-2, 4-1)
October 19 - Ripon 35, Knox 7 (5-2, 5-1)
October 26 - St. Norbert 48, Ripon 27 (5-3, 5-2)
November 2 - Ripon 34, Beloit 23 (6-3, 6-2)
November 9 - Ripon 58, Lawrence 35 (7-3, 7-2)
2003 - (6-4, 5-4)
September 6 - Ripon 26, Grinnell 21 (1-0, 1-0)
September 13 - Monmouth 24, Ripon 12 (1-1, 1-1)
September 20 - Ripon 31, Knox 27 (2-1, 2-1)
October 4 - Carroll 13, Ripon 9 (2-2, 2-2)
October 11 - Ripon 22, Illinois College 12 (3-2, 3-2)
October 18 - Ripon 49, Macalester 8 (4-2, 3-2)
October 25 - St. Norbert 44, Ripon 14 (4-3, 3-3)
November 1 - Ripon 27, Beloit 10 (5-3, 4-3)
November 8 - Ripon 14, Lawrence 13 (6-3, 5-3)
November 15 - Lake Forest 30, Ripon 27 (6-4, 5-4)
2004 - (5-5, 4-5)
September 4 - Grinnell 27, Ripon 24 (0-1, 0-1)
September 11 - Monmouth 45, Ripon 21 (0-2, 0-2)
September 18 - Ripon 62, Lawrence 30 (1-2, 1-2)
September 25 - Lake Forest 45, Ripon 41 (1-3, 1-3)
October 2 - Ripon 41, Carroll 27 (2-3, 2-3)
October 9 - Illinois College 52, Ripon 17 (2-4, 2-4)
October 23 - St. Norbert 58, Ripon 14 (2-5, 2-5)
October 30 - Ripon 20, Beloit 13 (3-5, 3-5)
November 6 - Ripon 56, Macalester 35 (4-5, 3-5)
November 13 - Ripon 27, Knox 14 (5-5, 4-5)
2005 - (6-4, 5-4)
September 3 - Ripon 20, Grinnell 18 (1-0, 1-0)
September 10 - Monmouth 48, Ripon 34 (1-1, 1-1)
September 17 - Ripon 20, Lawrence 9 (2-1, 2-1)
September 24 - Ripon 21, Lake Forest 14 (3-1, 3-1)
October 1 - Carroll 42, Ripon 13 (3-2, 3-2)
October 8 - Ripon 39, Illinois College 21 (4-2, 4-2)
October 22 - St. Norbert 40, Ripon 14 (4-3, 4-3)
October 29 - Beloit 28, Ripon 22 (4-4, 4-4)
November 5 - Ripon 56, Macalester 7 (5-4, 4-4)
November 12 - Ripon 35, Knox 19 (6-4, 5-4)
2006 - (7-3, 7-2)
September 2 - UW-Oshkosh 57, Ripon 0 (0-1, 0-0)
September 9 - Ripon 35, Lake Forest 27 (1-1, 1-0)
September 16 - Ripon 35, Knox 14 (2-1, 2-0)
September 23 - Ripon 31, Illinois College 21 (3-1, 3-0)
September 30 - Ripon 21, Carroll 14 (4-1, 4-0)
October 7 - Ripon 41, Beloit 7 (5-1, 5-0)
October 14 - Monmouth 24, Ripon 14 (5-2, 5-1)
October 21 - St. Norbert 38, Ripon 28 (5-3, 5-2)
October 28 - Ripon 55, Grinnell 14 (6-3, 6-2)
November 4 - Ripon 31, Lawrence 14 (7-3, 7-2)
CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1992 - WR Matt Hess - North Division Offensive Player of the Year
1995 - DB Jim Wallace - North Division Defensive Player of the Year
1996 - LB Brock Goehler - North Division Defensive Player of the Year
2002 - RB Luke Hagel - Offensive Player of the Year
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS
1991 - WR Mark Meyers (Sr), DB Mark McGee (Sr), P Mark McGee (Sr)
1992 - WR Matt Hess (Jr), DE Matt Snyder (Fr)
1993 - RB Don Dawson (Sr), OL Shawn Blessing (Sr), DL Darrin Kuehn (So), LB Andy Limouris (Sr), DB Jonathon Hodgson (Fr)
1994 - TE Mike Immel (Jr), WR Bill Schultz (So), OL Mike Thiel (Sr), DL Brian Zoromoski (So), LB Troy Youngbauer (Fr), LB Brock Goehler (Fr), DB Jim Wallace (So)
1995 - TE Mike Immel (Sr), WR Bill Schultz (Jr), WR Mike Diedrick (Jr), OL Paul Godbout (Sr), K Mike Grant (Fr), RET Jim Wallace (Jr), DE Darrin Kuehn (Sr), DE Alex Dragin (Sr), DL Brian Zoromski (Jr), LB Troy Youngbauer (So), LB Brock Goehler (So), DB Jim Wallace (Jr), DB Mark Bradley (Sr)
1996 - QB Eric Rich (Jr), RB Kirk Wilderspin (So), WR Bill Schultz (Sr), OL Matt Kok (Sr), OL Joe Caltagerone (Sr), K Mike Grant (So), RET Bill Schultz (Sr), DE Brian Zoromski (Sr), DL Joe Kroncke (Sr), LB Brock Goehler (Jr), DB Jim Wallace (Sr), DB Andy Kohn (Jr)
1997 - TE Jason Verboncouer (Jr), WR Joe Rettler (So), OL Matt Strelow (Jr), K Mike Grant (Jr), DL Charles Foreman (Jr), LB Brock Goehler (Sr), DB Jon Leatherberry (Jr)
1998 - TE Jason Verboncouer (Sr), OL Matt Strelow (Sr), DL Charles Foreman (Sr), LB Josh Heisler (So)
1999 - RB Troy DeVoe (So), WR Joe Rettler (Sr), OL Chad Morack (Sr)
2000 - RB Troy DeVoe (Jr), WR Dan Henken (Jr), OL Toby Olsen (Sr), DB Nate Kok (Sr)
2001 - RB Troy DeVoe (Jr), TE Nick Vraney (Jr), WR Dan Henken (Sr), OL Curtis Maurer (Jr), DL Jack Kinsey (Sr), DB Travis LeRoy (Jr)
2002 - QB Matt Trickey (So), RB Luke Hagel (Sr), TE Nick Vraney (Sr), WR Tim Roehrig (Jr), OL Curtis Maurer (Sr), DB Travis LeRoy (Sr)
2003 - P John Price (Sr)
2004 - None
2005 - OL Andy Shilt (Sr)
2006 - OL Mike Strelow (Jr), DL Mark DeDina (Sr), DB Chris Kellett (So), DB Josh Kraemer (So)
References
* A profile of Coach Ernst - http://www.ripon.edu/athletics/football/coach.html
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