David Ross (born November 18, 1959) is a former
American football
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player and coach. He was most recently an assistant coach for the
UTSA Roadrunners football
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team. Ross served as the head football coach at
Bacone College
Bacone College, formerly Bacone Indian University, is a private tribal college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Founded in 1880 as the Indian University by missionary Almon C. Bacone, it was originally affiliated with the mission arm of what is now Ameri ...
from 2001 to 2005, compiling a record of 27–26. He has also served as head football coach at the junior college and high school levels.
Coaching career
Early years
Ross began his coaching career at
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College in
Miami, Oklahoma
Miami ( ) is a city in and county seat of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1891. Lead and zinc mining were established by 1918, causing the area's economy to boom.
This area was part of Indian Territory. Miami is the capital of ...
in 1982 after graduating from
Central Methodist College in
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 2,803 at the 2020 census.
History
Fayette was laid out in 1823. The ...
. Ross was then hired by
Jimmy Johnson (
Oklahoma State
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,
Miami
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,
Dallas Cowboys
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,
Miami Dolphins
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) in 1984 where his association with
Larry Coker
Larry Edward Coker (born June 23, 1948) is a former American football coach and player. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Miami and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
Coker's 2001 Miami Hurricanes football ...
began. Coker is now the head coach at
UTSA. Ross left Oklahoma State to become the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator at his college alma mater in 1987. In 1988 Ross was hired to be the head football coach at his high school alma mater,
William Chrisman High School
William Chrisman High School is a high school located in Independence, Missouri, United States, as part of the Independence School District.
History
The school was founded in 1888 and was known as Independence High School. The first building was ...
and inherited a 30-game losing streak, at that time the longest in the nation. In 1992 Ross was hired as the first head football coach at Blue Springs South High School, starting his first program from scratch and took the team to an 11–1 record in its third year, losing in the state quarterfinals. In 1995 Ross was hired to rebuild a struggling
Kemper Military Junior College program in
Boonville, Missouri
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. Ross put 42 players in
Division I football and 7 players to the
NFL.
Bacone
Coach Ross was the first head football coach for the
Bacone Warriors located in
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee () is the thirteenth-largest city in Oklahoma and the county seat of Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of the 2020 census, a 6.0 percent decrease ...
and he held that position for five seasons, from 2001 until 2005. His coaching record at Bacone was 27–26.
College Football Data Warehouse
Bacone College Warriors all-time coaching records
College assistant coaching
Ross departed Bacone College in 2006 to be an assistant at Illinois State
Illinois State University (ISU) is a Public university, public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is reco ...
, coaching cornerbacks for all three years while later serving as defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...
.
Head coaching record
College
References
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1959 births
Living people
American football defensive backs
American football quarterbacks
Bacone Warriors football coaches
Central Methodist Eagles football coaches
Central Methodist Eagles football players
Illinois State Redbirds football coaches
UTSA Roadrunners football coaches
High school football coaches in Missouri
Junior college football coaches in the United States
Sportspeople from Independence, Missouri