Ron Turner (football coach)
Turner in 2007
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1953 Martinez, California |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1974 | Diablo Valley |
| 1975–1976 | Pacific (CA) |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978 | Pacific (CA) (GA) |
| 1979–1980 | Arizona (WR) |
| 1980 | Arizona (RB) |
| 1981–1982 | Northwestern (QB/WR) |
| 1983–1984 | Pittsburgh (QB) |
| 1985 | USC (QB) |
| 1986 | USC (QB/OC) |
| 1987 | USC (WR) |
| 1988 | Texas A&M (QB) |
| 1989–1991 | Stanford (QB) |
| 1992 | San Jose State |
| 1993–1996 | Chicago Bears (OC/QB) |
| 1997–2004 | Illinois |
| 2005–2009 | Chicago Bears (OC) |
| 2010 | Indianapolis Colts (WR) |
| 2011 | Indianapolis Colts (QB) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (QB) |
| 2013–2016 | FIU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–91 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big Ten (2001) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001) | |
Ronald David "Ron" Turner (born December 5, 1953) is an American football coach and former player; he is the former head coach of the Florida International University (FIU) Panthers football team. He previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), a position he assumed in March 2012. Turner served as the head football coach at San Jose State University in 1992, and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1997 to 2004. Turner also had two separate stints as the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the first from 1993 to 1996, and most recently from 2005 to 2009.
Turner played college football as a wide receiver for Diablo Valley College from 1973 to 1974, and the University of the Pacific from 1975 to 1976. He was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. He earned a scholarship to the University of the Pacific, where he led the Tigers in receiving in 1975 and 1976 and totaled 40 receptions for 666 yards with three touchdowns.
Turner began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pacific before earning his first full-time college job coaching running backs and receivers at University of Arizona (1978–1980). He moved on to be an assistant at Northwestern University (1981–1982), the University of Pittsburgh (1983–1984), the University of Southern California (1985–1987), Texas A&M University (1988), and Stanford University (1989–1991), before earning his first head coaching job at San Jose State University in 1992. Turner was the head coach at San Jose State for one season before being hired by Dave Wannstedt in the first of his two stints as the Bears offensive coordinator.
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