Ron Zook
Special Teams Quality Control at Maryland since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 48
- First season
- 1976
- Teams
- 16
Career
23 stints
1970s
- 1976–1977Orrville HS (OH)Defensive Backs
- 1978–1980Murray StateDefensive Backs
1980s
- 1981–1982CincinnatiDefensive Coordinator
- 1983KansasDefensive Coordinator
- 1984–1986TennesseeDefensive Backs
- 1985TennesseeDefensive Backs
- 1987Virginia TechDefensive Coordinator
- 1988–1990Ohio StateDefensive Backs
1990s
- 1991–1993FloridadcDefensive Backs
- 1994FloridaSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 1995FloridaAssociate Head CoachSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 1996–1998Pittsburgh SteelersSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 1999Kansas City ChiefsDefensive Backs
2000s
- 2000–2001New Orleans SaintsDefensive Coordinator
- 2002–2004FloridaHead Coach
- 2005–2011IllinoisHead Coach
2010s
- 2014Green Bay PackersAssistant Coach
- 2015–2018Green Bay PackersSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2019–2020MarylandSenior Analyst
- 2019Salt Lake StallionsSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
2020s
- 2021MarylandAssistant Coach
- 2023Seattle Sea DragonsDefensive Coordinator
- 2024–presentMarylandSpecial Teams Quality Control
Coaching tree
11 mentors, 28 protégés, 12 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
44
- 2026Michael LocksleyCoached under · Maryland
- 2024–2026Mike LocksleyCoached under · Maryland
- 2019Dennis EricksonCoached under · Salt Lake Stallions
- 2019–2021Mike LocksleyCoached under · Maryland
- 2018Joe PhilbinCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2014–2018Mike McCarthyCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2010–2011Chip LongMentored · Illinois
- 2010–2011DeAndre SmithMentored · Illinois
- 2010–2011Jeff BrohmMentored · Illinois
- 2010–2011Paul PetrinoMentored · Illinois
- 2010–2011Vic KoenningMentored · Illinois
- 2009Danny BreyerMentored · Illinois
- 2009–2011Joe GilbertMentored · Illinois
- 2009Mike SchultzMentored · Illinois
- 2007–2009Dan DischMentored · Illinois
29 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
20
- 2020Craig JohnsonSucceeded by · Maryland
- 2015Jerry MontgomerySucceeded by · Green Bay Packers
- 2015Shawn SlocumSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2014Zac WoodfinSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2012Tim BeckmanSucceeded by · Illinois
- 2011Vic KoenningSucceeded by · Illinois
- 2005Ron TurnerSucceeded · Illinois
- 2005Ryan DaySucceeded by · Florida
- 2005Urban MeyerSucceeded by · Florida
- 2004Charlie StrongSucceeded by · Florida
- 2002Steve SpurrierSucceeded · Florida
- 2000Zaven YaralianSucceeded · New Orleans Saints
- 1999Kurt SchottenheimerSucceeded · Kansas City Chiefs
- 1994Bob PruettSucceeded by · Florida
- 1991Larry CoyerSucceeded by · Ohio State
5 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
48 seasons
- IllinoisHead coach · 2005–20117
- MarylandAnalyst · 2019–2026 · current5
- FloridaCoordinator · 1991–19955
- Green Bay PackersCoordinator · 2015–20184
- FloridaHead coach · 2002–20043
- Pittsburgh SteelersCoordinator · 1996–19983
- Ohio StatePosition coach · 1988–19903
- TennesseePosition coach · 1984–19863
- Murray StatePosition coach · 1978–19803
- New Orleans SaintsCoordinator · 2000–20012
- CincinnatiCoordinator · 1981–19822
- Orrville HS (OH)Position coach · 1976–19772
- Seattle Sea DragonsCoordinator · 20231
- MarylandPosition coach · 20211
- Salt Lake StallionsCoordinator · 20191
- Green Bay PackersPosition coach · 20141
- Kansas City ChiefsPosition coach · 19991
- Virginia TechCoordinator · 19871
- KansasCoordinator · 19831
Pipeline
8 of 15 coordinators
- 20 seasonsEd Warinnerunder at Illinois 2005 · head coach at Avila2026
- 8 seasonsCurt Malloryunder at Illinois 2005 · head coach at Indiana State2017
- 8 seasonsMike Schultzunder at Illinois 2009 · head coach at Lamar2017
- 2 seasonsPaul Petrinounder at Illinois 2010 · head coach at Idaho2013
- 0 seasonsVic Koenningunder at Illinois 2010 · head coach at Illinois2011
- 1 seasonMike Locksleyunder at Illinois 2005 · head coach at New Mexico2009
- 4 seasonsLarry Fedoraunder at Florida 2002 · head coach at Southern Miss2008
- 1 seasonJohn Thompsonunder at Florida 2002 · head coach at East Carolina2003
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Ron Zook. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.