Pedro Arruza (born c. 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Randolph–Macon College, a position he has held since 2004.[1][2][3][4] He also coached for Battle Ground Academy, Butler, and Washington University. He played college football for Wheaton (IL) as a running back, setting program records for rushing yards in a career (3,179) and a single game (313).[5]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Randolph–Macon |
| Conference | ODAC |
| Record | 147–71 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 50–51) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wheaton College (1995) Butler University (1999) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Battle Ground HS (TN) (RB/DB) |
| 1998 | Butler (DB) |
| 1999–2000 | Washington University (DB) |
| 2001–2003 | Washington University (DC/DB) |
| 2004–present | Randolph–Macon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 147–71 |
| Tournaments | 6–6 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9 ODAC (2007–2008, 2016, 2018, 2020–2024) | |
| Awards | |
| Wheaton (IL) Hall of Honor (2011) 3× Division III All-American (1993–1995) 3× First Team All-CCIW (1993–1995) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Randolph–Macon | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Randolph–Macon | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2006 | Randolph–Macon | 2–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2007 | Randolph–Macon | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2008 | Randolph–Macon | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Randolph–Macon | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Randolph–Macon | 7–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Randolph–Macon | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Randolph–Macon | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Randolph–Macon | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Randolph–Macon | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2015 | Randolph–Macon | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Randolph–Macon | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Randolph–Macon | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Randolph–Macon | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 18 | |||
| 2019 | Randolph–Macon | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Randolph–Macon | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2021 | Randolph–Macon | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | 20 | ||||
| 2022 | Randolph–Macon | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 13 | |||
| 2023 | Randolph–Macon | 13–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | Randolph–Macon | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Third Round | 22 | |||
| Randolph–Macon: | 147–71 | 92–43 | |||||||
| Total: | 147–71 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Pedro Arruza - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Randolph-Macon College. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets Claim a New Leader". National Football Foundation. March 22, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Arruza Named Top State Coach by TD Club of Richmond". North Richmond Today. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ McElroy, Wes (November 30, 2018). "Randolph-Macon coach reflects on team's first playoff victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Arruza (2011) - Hall of Honor". Wheaton College Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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