Ruffin McNeill
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant head coach |
| Team | Virginia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 9, 1958 |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 | East Carolina |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1984 | Lumberton HS (NC) (assistant) |
| 1985–1986 | Clemson (GA/LB) |
| 1987 | Austin Peay (LB) |
| 1988 | North Alabama (LB) |
| 1989–1991 | Appalachian State (LB) |
| 1992 | East Carolina (DL) |
| 1993–1996 | Appalachian State (DC) |
| 1997 | UNLV (DC) |
| 1998 | UNLV (AHC/DC) |
| 1999 | Fresno State (DC) |
| 2000–2002 | Texas Tech (LB) |
| 2003–2006 | Texas Tech (AHC/ST) |
| 2007 | Texas Tech (AHC/DL) |
| 2008–2009 | Texas Tech (AHC/DC) |
| 2010–2015 | East Carolina |
| 2016–present | Virginia (AHC/DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–34 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
Ruffin Horne McNeill Jr. (born October 8, 1958) is an assistant head coach for the University of Virginia football program and the former head coach of the East Carolina Pirates. Before being named head coach of the Pirates, McNeill served the Texas Tech Red Raiders as an interim head coach, assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers coach. On December 28, 2009, he was named interim head coach of the Red Raiders following the suspension and later firing of head coach Mike Leach. He served in the position until the hiring of Tommy Tuberville, who subsequently released him as defensive coordinator.
McNeill was a defensive back for the East Carolina Pirates for four years under then head coach Pat Dye. Three of his years at ECU he was a starter and two he served as team captain. In his first year with the Pirates, McNeill helped East Carolina to the 1976 Southern Conference Championship and a berth to the Independence Bowl two years later.
McNeill graduated from East Carolina University in 1980. He later went on to Clemson where he earned a master's degree in counseling.
In addition to coaching at the high school level and spending a summer as an intern with the Miami Dolphins under Jimmy Johnson, McNeill has coached 23 seasons at the college level, including seven seasons at Appalachian State, his first job as defensive coordinator. In total, he has been on the coaching staffs at Clemson, Austin Peay State, North Alabama, Appalachian State, UNLV, Fresno State, and Texas Tech.
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