George Ragsdale (born April 4, 1951) is a former American football coach and former player. He was the interim head football coach at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio in 2021. Ragsdale is played college football at North Carolina A&T State University. and professionally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), and played in the United States Football League (USFL). He was used primarily as a kick returner. Ragsdale served as the interim head football coach at North Carolina A&T for the final four games of the 2008 season and at Grambling State University for four games in the middle of the 2013 season.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 4, 1952 Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Baltimore City College (Baltimore, Maryland) | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina A&T | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 12 / pick: 321 | ||||||||
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After his pro football playing days were over, Ragsdale has served at various coaching duties at his alma mater as well as Morris Brown College, Norfolk State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. On September 11, 2013, he was named interim head football coach at Grambling State University.[1] On October 17, 2013, Ragsdale was fired as interim head coach at Grambling.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2008) | |||||||||
| 2008 | North Carolina A&T | 1–3[n 1] | 1–3[n 1] | 8th | |||||
| North Carolina A&T: | 1–3 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Grambling State | 0–4 [n 2] | 0–2[n 2] | (West)[n 2] | |||||
| Grambling State: | 0–4 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Central State Marauders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Central State | 0–4[n 3] | 0–3[n 3] | 5th (West) | |||||
| Central State: | 0–4 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–11 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Lee Fobbs served as North Carolina A&T's head coach for the first eight games of the 2008 season before he was fired. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season.[3] North Carolina A&T finished the season with an overall record of 3–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play.
- ^ a b c Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Dennis Winston, who led the team for the final five games of the season. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
- ^ a b Bobby Rome II served as Central State's head coach for the first six games of the 2021 season before he resigned. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season.[4] Central State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play.
References
edit- ^ "HBCU Veteran Named Interim Head Football Coach « Grambling State University News". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "College-Football Notebook: Fobbs is fired as coach at A&T". Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Archdeacon, Tom (October 15, 2021). "George Ragsdale replaces Bobby Rome as Marauders football coach". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
External links
edit- Central State (OH) profile
- North Carolina A&T profile
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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