Ron Harms (born September 11, 1936) is an American former college football coach. He served as head football coach at Concordia Teachers College (now known as Concordia University Nebraska) from 1964 to 1969, Adams State College (now known as Adams State University) from 1970 to 1973 and at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (formerly Texas A&I University) from 1979 to 1999, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 218–112–5. Harms was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Harms served as offensive coordinator for Gil Steinke in 1974 and 1975 before becoming an assistant to Grant Teaff at Baylor University for three years. Harms returned to Texas A&I in 1979 to replace Fred Jonas as head coach. In his first season, he guided the Javelinas to an NAIA Division I National Championship. With Harms at the helm, the Javelinas captured ten Lone Star Conference championships in total.

Coaching career

Harms was hired in 1962 as an assistant football coach and head coach in track and field and cross country at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—in Seward, Nebraska. Two years later, he succeeded Ralph Starenko as head football coach.

Harms was the 12th head football coach at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado and he held that position for four seasons, from 1970 until 1973. His coaching record at Adams State was 21–14–2.

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Concordia Bulldogs (Tri-State Conference) (1964–1968)
1964Concordia5–43–35th
1965Concordia6–33–34th
1966Concordia2–5–22–4T–4th
1967Concordia2–71–56th
1968Concordia6–35–12nd
Concordia Bulldogs (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Tri-State Conference) (1969)
1969Concordia4–5–11–2–1 / 4–1–13rd / 2nd
Concordia:25–27–318–19–1
Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1970–1973)
1970Adams State4–3–24–23rd (Plains)
1971Adams State5–45–1T–1st (Plains)
1972Adams State6–35–11st
1973Adams State6–34–2T–2nd
Adams State:21–13–218–6
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas (Lone Star Conference) (1979–1999)
1979Texas A&I12–16–11stW NAIA Division I Championship (Palm Bowl)
1980Texas A&I7–45–23rd
1981Texas A&I9–25–2T–2nd
1982Texas A&I5–62–56th
1983Texas A&I2–92–56th
1984Texas A&I6–53–12nd
1985Texas A&I8–35–01st
1986Texas A&I9–24–22nd
1987Texas A&I9–24–1T–1st
1988Texas A&I10–36–11stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1989Texas A&I10–17–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1990Texas A&I6–45–2T–2nd
1991Texas A&I7–34–24th
1992Texas A&I9–36–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1993Texas A&M–Kingsville7–65–01stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1994Texas A&M–Kingsville12–25–01stL NCAA Division II Championship
1995Texas A&M–Kingsville11–27–01stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
1996Texas A&M–Kingsville8–37–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1997Texas A&M–Kingsville9–29–0 / 7–01st / 1st (South)L NCAA Division II First Round
1998Texas A&M–Kingsville11–38–1 / 8–12nd / 1st (South)L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1999Texas A&M–Kingsville5–65–4 / 5–4T–6th / T–3rd (South)
Texas A&I / Texas A&M–Kingsville:172–72110–29
Total:218–112–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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