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=='''YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORES'''== |
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'''1991 (5-4, 2-2)''' |
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September 7 - Ripon 21, Lakeland 9 (1-0, 0-0) |
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September 14 - Ripon 13, Minnesota-Morris 10 (2-0, 0-0) |
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September 21 - Cornell 14, Ripon 6 (2-1, 0-0) |
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September 28 - Ripon 29, Grinnell 14 (3-1, 0-0) |
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October 5 - Beloit 19, Ripon 14 (3-2, 0-1) |
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October 12 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1) |
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October 19 - Ripon 15, St. Norbert 6 (5-2, 2-1) |
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October 26 - Alfred 39, Ripon 6 (5-3, 2-1) |
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November 2 - Lawrence 26, Ripon 0 (5-4, 2-2) |
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'''1992 (5-4, 2-3)''' |
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September 12 - Ripon 34, Lakeland 20 (1-0, 0-0) |
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September 19 - ??? (2-0,0-0) |
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September 26 - Coe 39, Ripon 32 (2-1, 0-0) |
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October 3 - Ripon 28, Knox 7 (3-1, 0-0) |
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October 10 - Beloit 39, Ripon (3-2, 0-1) |
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October 17 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1) |
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October 24 - St. Norbert 16, Ripon 14 (4-3, 1-2) |
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October 31 - Carroll 35, Ripon 20 (4-4, 1-3) |
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November 7 - Ripon 34, Lawrence 7 (5-4, 3-2) |
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'''1993 (5-4, 2-3)''' |
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September 12 - Ripon 34, Lakeland 20 (1-0, 0-0) |
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September 19 - ??? (2-0,0-0) |
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September 26 - Coe 39, Ripon 32 (2-1, 0-0) |
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October 3 - Ripon 28, Knox 7 (3-1, 0-0) |
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October 10 - Beloit 39, Ripon (3-2, 0-1) |
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October 17 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1) |
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October 23 - St. Norbert 26, Ripon 22 (5-2, 2-1) |
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October 30 - Carroll 38, Ripon 6 (5-3, 2-2) |
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November 6 - Lawrence 28, Ripon 20 (5-4, 2-3) |
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'''PLAYOFF SUMMARIES''' |
'''PLAYOFF SUMMARIES''' |
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Revision as of 03:11, 30 June 2007
Ron Ernst (born Hastings, Nebraska) is the head coach of the Ripon College Red Hawk football team. Ernst is the winningest coach in school history, winning his 100th game during the 2006 season. Ernst also serves as Ripon's head men's golf coach, associate professor in the Department of Exercise Science and assistant athletic director. Ernst resides in Ripon with his wife, Janet. They have three sons: Tim, 24, Bryan 21, and John, 17.
CAREER BEFORE RIPON COLLEGE
A native of Hastings, Neb., Ernst is a 1980 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan where he received his bachelor's degree in social science and physical education. He earned his master's degree in physical education and athletic administration at the University of Northern Colorado in 1990. While attending Nebraska Wesleyan, Ernst was a four-year letterman in football, a three-year letterman in track and earned one letter in baseball.
Ernst previously served as the defensive line coach at the University of Northern Colorado from 1988-1990. He also served as the head football coach at three different high schools in Nebraska and Colorado, winning a conference championship at each school. In 1987, Ernst was named Colorado AAA Coach of the Year by the Denver Post.
1980-1981 - Head football coach at Osceola High School, Osceola, Neb. Ernst took over a program that was in disarray. By his second season, the Bulldogs had won a conference championship and were rated third in the region.
1982-1985 - Head football coach at Fort Calhoun High School in Fort Calhoun, Neb. Ernst took over a program that had never had a winning season in the school's history. By his third season, the Pioneers had won a conference championship, qualified for the state playoffs and were ranked eighth in the state classification C-2.
1986-1988 - Head football coach at Greeley Central High School in Greeley, Colo. Ernst took over a program that had not had a winning season in more than 20 years. By his second year, the Wildcats were Northern Conference Champions, finishing the season in the state semi-final playoffs. Was named the Denver Post AAA Coach of the Year in 1987.
1989-1990 - Defensive line coach at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. The Golden Bears qualified for the NCAA Division II National Playoffs.
RIPON COLLEGE
Ernst hit an important milestone in 2006, winning his 100th career game. In his 16th season with the Red Hawks, Ernst already is the winningest coach in Ripon College history. Ernst's overall record now stands at 103-52-0 for a .665 winning percentage, the highest of any active MWC coach.
Ernst has led the Red Hawks to 14 winning seasons, three division titles (1995, 1996 and 1997) in the now-defunct North Division and two MWC titles (1996 and 2001).
He was named the Midwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1996 when he led the team to a record nine-win season. He also has been named the NCAA Division III Region 5 Coach of the Year (1995). Most recently, he was named 2001 Wisconsin Football Private College Coach of the Year.
2007 Red Hawk Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | Result | Overall | Conference |
| September 1 | UW-Oshkosh | Ripon, WI | 1 PM | - | - | - |
| September 8 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | TBA | - | - | - |
| September 15 | Knox College | Ripon, WI | 1 PM | - | - | - |
| September 22 | Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | TBA | - | - | - |
| September 29 | Carroll College | Ripon, WI (HC) | 1 PM | - | - | - |
| October 6 | Beloit College | Beloit, WI | TBA | - | - | - |
| October 13 | Monmouth College | Ripon, WI | 1 PM | - | - | - |
| October 20 | St. Norbert College | De Pere, WI | TBA | - | - | - |
| October 27 | Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | TBA | - | - | - |
| November 3 | Lawrence University | Ripon, WI | 1 PM | - | - | - |
HC - Homecoming
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
Conference/Division Champions in Bold
| Season | Overall | Conference Record | Division Finish | Conference Finish | Post-Season |
| 1991 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 3rd - North | None | |
| 1992 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 4th - North | None | |
| 1993 | 5-4 | 2-3 | T-4th - North | None | |
| 1994 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 4th - North | None | |
| 1995 | 8-2 | 4-1 | 1st - North | Lost to Cornell 38-17 in MWC Championship | |
| 1996 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 1st - North | Defeated Cornell 26-8 in MWC Championship | |
| 1997 | 6-3 | 4-1 | T-1st - North (A) | None | |
| 1998 | 7-3 | 6-2 | T-2nd | None | |
| 1999 | 6-4 | 6-3 | T-3rd | None | |
| 2000 | 9-1 | 8-1 | 2nd | None | |
| 2001 | 8-2 | 7-1 | T-1st (B) | Tied St. Norbert for title | |
| 2002 | 7-3 | 7-2 | 3rd | None | |
| 2003 | 6-4 | 5-4 | 4th | None | |
| 2004 | 5-5 | 4-5 | 6th | None | |
| 2005 | 6-4 | 5-4 | T-4th | None | |
| 2006 | 7-3 | 7-2 | T-2nd | None |
A - Lost tie-breaker to Carroll due to a 32-3 loss during the regular season B - St. Norbert received the NCAA Division 3 playoff berth due to its 20-14 win over Ripon during the regular season
YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORES
1991 (5-4, 2-2)
September 7 - Ripon 21, Lakeland 9 (1-0, 0-0)
September 14 - Ripon 13, Minnesota-Morris 10 (2-0, 0-0)
September 21 - Cornell 14, Ripon 6 (2-1, 0-0)
September 28 - Ripon 29, Grinnell 14 (3-1, 0-0)
October 5 - Beloit 19, Ripon 14 (3-2, 0-1)
October 12 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1)
October 19 - Ripon 15, St. Norbert 6 (5-2, 2-1)
October 26 - Alfred 39, Ripon 6 (5-3, 2-1)
November 2 - Lawrence 26, Ripon 0 (5-4, 2-2)
1992 (5-4, 2-3)
September 12 - Ripon 34, Lakeland 20 (1-0, 0-0)
September 19 - ??? (2-0,0-0)
September 26 - Coe 39, Ripon 32 (2-1, 0-0)
October 3 - Ripon 28, Knox 7 (3-1, 0-0)
October 10 - Beloit 39, Ripon (3-2, 0-1)
October 17 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1)
October 24 - St. Norbert 16, Ripon 14 (4-3, 1-2)
October 31 - Carroll 35, Ripon 20 (4-4, 1-3)
November 7 - Ripon 34, Lawrence 7 (5-4, 3-2)
1993 (5-4, 2-3)
September 12 - Ripon 34, Lakeland 20 (1-0, 0-0)
September 19 - ??? (2-0,0-0)
September 26 - Coe 39, Ripon 32 (2-1, 0-0)
October 3 - Ripon 28, Knox 7 (3-1, 0-0)
October 10 - Beloit 39, Ripon (3-2, 0-1)
October 17 - Ripon 24, Lake Forest 23 (4-2, 1-1)
October 23 - St. Norbert 26, Ripon 22 (5-2, 2-1)
October 30 - Carroll 38, Ripon 6 (5-3, 2-2)
November 6 - Lawrence 28, Ripon 20 (5-4, 2-3) PLAYOFF SUMMARIES
1995 - Cornell QB Matt Casebolt ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as the Rams defeated Ripon for the conference title. The game was played at the UNI Dome.
1996 - In front of a full house at Ingalls Field, Ripon gained revenge for its 1995 championship loss, and its only regular season loss, by throttling the Rams, leading 26-0 as the half and never looking back. Nick Salm and Kirk Wilderspin scored a touchdown each, rushing for 151 and 128 yards, respectively. Ripon ran for 271 yards as a team. QB Eric Rich tossed touchdown passes to Miek Diedrick and Ryan Thiel. Red Hawk LB Brock Goehler had a career game, recording 13 unassisted and 19 total tackles. Cornell ruined the bid for a shutout, when Matt Casebolt tossed a 54-year pass to Jeff Lloyd in the third quarter.
CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1992 - WR Matt Hess - North Division Offensive Player of the Year
1995 - DB Jim Wallace - North Division Defensive Player of the Year
1996 - LB Brock Goehler - North Division Defensive Player of the Year
2002 - RB Luke Hagel - Offensive Player of the Year
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS
1991 - WR Mark Meyers (Sr), DB Mark McGee (Sr), P Mark McGee (Sr)
1992 - WR Matt Hess (Jr), DE Matt Snyder (Fr)
1993 - RB Don Dawson (Sr), OL Shawn Blessing (Sr), DL Darrin Kuehn (So), LB Andy Limouris (Sr), DB Jonathon Hodgson (Fr)
1994 - TE Mike Immel (Jr), WR Bill Schultz (So), OL Mike Thiel (Sr), DL Brian Zoromoski (So), LB Troy Youngbauer (Fr), LB Brock Goehler (Fr), DB Jim Wallace (So)
1995 - TE Mike Immel (Sr), WR Bill Schultz (Jr), WR Mike Diedrick (Jr), OL Paul Godbout (Sr), K Mike Grant (Fr), RET Jim Wallace (Jr), DE Darrin Kuehn (Sr), DE Alex Dragin (Sr), DL Brian Zoromski (Jr), LB Troy Youngbauer (So), LB Brock Goehler (So), DB Jim Wallace (Jr), DB Mark Bradley (Sr)
1996 - QB Eric Rich (Jr), RB Kirk Wilderspin (So), WR Bill Schultz (Sr), OL Matt Kok (Sr), OL Joe Caltagerone (Sr), K Mike Grant (So), RET Bill Schultz (Sr), DE Brian Zoromski (Sr), DL Joe Kroncke (Sr), LB Brock Goehler (Jr), DB Jim Wallace (Sr), DB Andy Kohn (Jr)
1997 - TE Jason Verboncouer (Jr), WR Joe Rettler (So), OL Matt Strelow (Jr), K Mike Grant (Jr), DL Charles Foreman (Jr), LB Brock Goehler (Sr), DB Jon Leatherberry (Jr)
1998 - TE Jason Verboncouer (Sr), OL Matt Strelow (Sr), DL Charles Foreman (Sr), LB Josh Heisler (So)
1999 - RB Troy DeVoe (So), WR Joe Rettler (Sr), OL Chad Morack (Sr)
2000 - RB Troy DeVoe (Jr), WR Dan Henken (Jr), OL Toby Olsen (Sr), DB Nate Kok (Sr)
2001 - RB Troy DeVoe (Jr), TE Nick Vraney (Jr), WR Dan Henken (Sr), OL Curtis Maurer (Jr), DL Jack Kinsey (Sr), DB Travis LeRoy (Jr)
2002 - QB Matt Trickey (So), RB Luke Hagel (Sr), TE Nick Vraney (Sr), WR Tim Roehrig (Jr), OL Curtis Maurer (Sr), DB Travis LeRoy (Sr)
2003 - P John Price (Sr)
2004 - None
2005 - OL Andy Shilt (Sr)
2006 - OL Mike Strelow (Jr), DL Mark DeDina (Sr), DB Chris Kellett (So), DB Josh Kraemer (So)
REFERENCES
- A profile of Coach Ernst - http://www.ripon.edu/athletics/football/coach.html