Pedro Arruza
Appearance
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Randolph–Macon |
Conference | ODAC |
Record | 146–70 |
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 | 146–70 |
Tournaments | 5–5 (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) | |
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]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
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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 | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | 22 | ||||
Randolph–Macon: | 146–70 | 92–43 | |||||||
Total: | 146–70 | ||||||||
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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- Coaches of American football from Florida
- Butler University alumni
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