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Rob Ash
American football player and coach, college athletic administrator

Rob Ash

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American football player and coach, college athletic administrator
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Male
Place of birth
Des Moines, USA
Age
73 years
Education
Cornell College
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Biography

Robert W. Ash (born July 9, 1951) is a former college football coach, formerly the head coach at Montana State University, and a former president of the American Football Coaches Association.

Ash was hired at Montana State on June 11, 2007. Ash was let go at the end of the 2015 season. Ash previously spent 18 seasons as the head football coach of the Drake University Bulldogs. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa.

Through the 2015 regular season, Ash's career FCS record is 171–84–1.In 34 years as a head coach, Ash's overall record is 234–126–5. His 234 victories rank in the Top 20 for active college football coaches. His Division III coaching record is 75–51–4.

Playing career

Ash was a quarterback at Cornell College of Iowa and earned Little All-America honors and First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a senior in 1972. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1973, earning an NCAA Top Five Award and an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship.

Early coaching career

After a four-year stint as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Ash was hired as head coach at Division III Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. After posting a 4–5 record in his first season in 1980, Juniata posted winning marks in six of the next eight campaigns. Ash finished with a 51–36–3 record as the Eagles head coach.

Drake

Ash recorded a 125–63–2 record in 18 seasons at Drake, including four Pioneer Football League championships. He was named the Pioneer Football League's Coach of the Year in 2004, 1998 and 1995. Ash ended his tenure at Drake with five consecutive winning seasons.

Ash led the Bulldogs to 7–3 and 6–4 records in his first two seasons. After posting a 4–6 mark in 1991, Ash's Drake squads stood 30–8–2 over the next four years. His 125 wins stands as the most in school history.

Montana State

Ash was hired at Montana State on June 11, 2007, Ash was fired at the end of the 2015 season.

Ash's Bobcats went 6–5 in his first season as coach. The Bobcats went 5-6 in Ash's final year.

In 2009 Ash was named second vice president of the American Football Coaches Association.Per AFCA tradition, Ash moved up to first vice president in 2010 and became president in 2011 before giving way to Harvard coach Tim Murphy the following year.

In 2010, Ash guided the Bobcats to a 9–2 regular season record, including a 7–1 mark in the Big Sky Conference. MSU defeated arch rival Montana 21–16 on the road to win the conference championship and an automatic berth to the FCS postseason. Ash was named the 2010 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year.

In 2011, Ash guided the Cats to another share of the Big Sky Conference title, sharing with the University of Montana, and going to the NCAA playoffs. The Bobcats beat the University of New Hampshire by one in the second round before losing in the quarter finals to Sam Houston State. After the season, Ash was named the 2011 Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year.

The 2012 season resulted in a one loss regular season for the Bobcats, and a share of the Big Sky Conference championship, their third in three seasons. Ash was named the Region 5 co-coach of the year for 2012 by the American Football Coaches Association.

Arkansas

On June 2, 2016 Ash was hired by Arkansas to be the offensive analyst for head coach Bret Bielema. He served during the 2016 football season.

Championship Analytics, Inc

Rob Ash is employed as Director of Coaching Development. CAI is a company Coach Ash used while at Montana State during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. While still coaching at Montana State University Ash started pitching coaches about CAI after the 2014 season, he officially started working for CAI in January, 2017.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsCoachesAP
Juniata Indians (Middle Atlantic Conference)
1980Juniata4–54–3T–3rd
1981Juniata6–2–16–1T–1st
1982Juniata6–44–3T–4th
1983Juniata2–81–7T–7th
1984Juniata3–6–12–5–17th
1985Juniata8–37–22nd
1986Juniata9–27–2T–2nd
1987Juniata7–36–3T–4th
1988Juniata6–3–15–3T–4th
Juniata:51–36–342–29–1
Drake Bulldogs (NCAA Division III independent)
1989Drake7–3
1990Drake6–4
1991Drake4–6
1992Drake7–2–1
Drake Bulldogs (Pioneer Football League)
1993Drake8–23–2T–2nd
1994Drake7–33–23rd
1995Drake8–2–15–01st
1996Drake8–34–12nd
1997Drake8–32–33rd
1998Drake7–34–01st
1999Drake7–42–23rd
2000Drake8–43–1T–1st
2001Drake5–51–3T–4th
2002Drake5–61–34th
2003Drake6–61–3T–4th
2004Drake10–24–01st2425
2005Drake6–42–23rd
2006Drake9–36–12nd
Drake:125–63–241–23
Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference)
2007Montana State6–54–4T–4th
2008Montana State7–55–3T–3rd
2009Montana State7–45–34th
2010Montana State9–37–1T–1stL FCS Second Round711
2011Montana State10–37–11stL FCS Quarterfinal77
2012Montana State11–27–1T–1stL FCS Quarterfinal55
2013Montana State7–55–3T–4th1816
2014Montana State8–56–2T–2ndL FCS First Round
2015Montana State5–63–5T–8th
Montana State:70–3850–23
Total:247–137–5
  • Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
  • Rankings from final AP Poll.
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Who is Rob Ash?
Rob Ash is an American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Montana State University, a position he held from 2007 to 2015.
When did Rob Ash become the head football coach at Montana State University?
Rob Ash became the head football coach at Montana State University in 2007.
What position did Rob Ash play?
Rob Ash was a quarterback during his playing career.
What is Rob Ash's coaching record at Montana State University?
During his tenure as head coach at Montana State, Rob Ash compiled a record of 70–38.
When did Rob Ash retire from coaching?
Rob Ash retired from coaching in 2015 after being let go by Montana State University.
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