Rio Grande RedStorm football

Rio Grande RedStorm football
First season1914; 110 years ago (1914)[a]
Athletic directorJeff Lanham
Head coachMark Thurston
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumAlumni Stadium
(capacity: 6,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationRio Grande, Ohio
ConferenceAAC
All-time record76–136–9 (.364)
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
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The Rio Grande RedStorm football team will represent the University of Rio Grande in college football at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level. The RedStorm will be members of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) when the program resumes play in 2025.[2] The RedStorm play their home games at Jackson High School's Alumni Field in Jackson, Ohio.[3]

Their head coach is Mark Thurston, who took over the position during the 2024 season before the team began play.[4] The school initially hired former NFL player and Fairmont State running backs coach Quincy Wilson to be their head coach, but he was fired during the 2024 season.[5]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
- Unknown 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1939, 1946–1947 38 13 22 3 0.382 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Davis 1915–1916 12 7 4 1 0.625 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Kendall B. Taft 1920 6 5 0 1 0.917 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Lester Berridge 1921 8 4 4 0 0.500 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Paul R. Lyne 1923–1929, 1931–1937 97 38 55 4 0.412 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Spooner 1930 6 0 6 0 .000 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ray Troth[10] 1938 4 0 4 0 .000 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Forrest Wyatt[11] 1940 8 0 8 0 .000 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mendell Beattie[12] 1941–1943, 1945 23 4 19 0 0.174 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Paul Sager[13] 1948 9 3 6 0 0.333 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Christy E. Arnold[14] 1949 10 2 8 0 0.200 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mark Thurston[4] 2025–present 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Rio Grande Redmen
1914 1914 Unknown — — — 0 1 0 — — — — — —
1915 1915 Davis 3 2 1 — — — — — —
1916 1916 4 2 0 — — — — — —
1917 1917 Unknown 0 1 0 — — — — — —
No team in 1918
1919 1919 Unknown — — — 3 4 1 — — — — — —
1920 1920 Kendall B. Taft 5 0 1 — — — — — —
1921 1921 Lester Berridge 4 4 0 — — — — — —
1922 1922 Unknown 2 3 1 — — — — — —
1923 1923 Paul R. Lyne 3 4 0 — — — — — —
1924 1924 4 4 0 — — — — — —
1925 1925 3 3 1 — — — — — —
1926 1926 2 5 0 — — — — — —
1927 1927 1 6 0 — — — — — —
1928 1928 4 5 0 — — — — — —
1929 1929 2 5 0 — — — — — —
1930 1930 Spooner 0 6 0 — — — — — —
1931 1931 Paul R. Lyne 6 2 0 — — — — — —
1932 1932 3 4 0 — — — — — —
1933 1933 4 1 0 — — — — — —
1934 1934 0 5 1 — — — — — —
1935 1935 2 3 1 — — — — — —
1936 1936 2 5 0 — — — — — —
1937 1937 2 3 1 — — — — — —
1938 1938 Ray Troth 0 4 0 — — — — — —
1939 1939 Unknown 0 5 1 — — — — — —
1940 1940 Forrest Wyatt NAIA 0 8 0 — — — — — —
1941 1941 Mendell Beattie 0 8 0 — — — — — —
1942 1942 0 4 0 — — — — — —
1943 1943 2 3 0 — — — — — —
No team in 1944
1945 1945 Mendell Beattie NAIA 2 4 0 — — — — — —
1946 1946 Unknown 5 2 0 — — — — — —
1947 1947 3 6 0 — — — — — —
1948 1948 Paul Sager 3 6 0 — — — — — —
1949 1949 Christy E. Arnold 2 8 0 — — — — — —
No team from 1950 to 2024
2025 2025 Mark Thurston NAIA — AAC 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Notes

  1. ^ The program was discontinued in 1949. It was relaunched in 2025; 1 year's time (2025).
  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[7]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]

References

  1. ^ "RedStorm Athletics". Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rio Grande to revive football program, add marching band". University of Rio Grande. April 23, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Shaver, Jeremiah (July 12, 2024). "Rio Grande RedStorm football team to call Jackson's Alumni Stadium home for now". The Telegram News. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Patterson, Jessica (November 14, 2024). "University of Rio Grande splits with Wilson, names Thurston new head football coach". WOWK 59 News. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Asti, Mike (November 14, 2024). "Rio Grande Declines to Explain Decision to Remove Quincy Wilson as Head Coach". WV Sports Now. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "AAC adds Rio Grande as affiliate member for football". University of Rio Grande. July 15, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  8. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  9. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  10. ^ "Coach is Appointed". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 16, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tyner's Coach Named Chief At Rio Grande". Lexington Herald-Leader. August 8, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Holbrook Coach Goes to Rio Grande College". Dayton Daily News. June 14, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Paul Sager Gets New Coaching Job". News Journal. August 23, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Rio Grande College Hires New Coach". The Logan Daily News. August 20, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2024.