Ronnie Huckeba
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1973–1976 | Harding |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 | Carlisle HS (AR) (assistant) |
| 1980 | Fort Worth Christian (TX) (assistant) |
| 1981–1985 | Ouachita Christian HS (LA) (co-HC) |
| 1986–2007 | Harding (assistant) |
| 2007–2016 | Harding |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–40 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 2–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GAC (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year Region 4 (2016) Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2010) | |
Ronnie Huckeba is a retired American football coach. He was the head coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas from 2007 to 2016.[1] He compiled a record of 69–40, winning a Great American Conference championship and reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs in his final season.[2][3]
Huckeba was an offensive lineman for Harding from 1973 to 1976, starting at offensive guard on the Bisons' 1976 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference co-championship squad. He coached high school football in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana before coming back to Harding as an assistant coach for John Prock.[4]
One of his sons, Jeb Huckeba, played defensive end for the Arkansas Razorbacks and later played for two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
Following his retirement from coaching in 2016, Huckeba took on his current role as the senior advancement officer at Harding.[5]
Head coaching record[edit]
College[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Bisons (Gulf South Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Harding | 5–3[n 1] | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | Harding | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2009 | Harding | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 2010 | Harding | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Harding Bisons (Great American Conference) (2011–2016) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Harding | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2012 | Harding | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 19 | |||
| 2013 | Harding | 9–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | W Live United Texarkana Bowl | ||||
| 2014 | Harding | 9–2 | 9–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 17 | |||
| 2015 | Harding | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Harding | 13–1 | 11–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
| Harding: | 69–40 | 58–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 69–40 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Randy Tribble served as Harding's head coach for the first two games of the 2007 season, both non-conference contests, before resigning. Harding had an overall record of 6–4 on the season.
References[edit]
- ^ "Harding Football's Ronnie Huckeba to Coach Final Season; Paul Simmons to be Next Head Coach". hardingsports.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Harding's Ronnie Huckeba Voted AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year". hardingsports.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ouachita Christian Eagles Football". Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ https://static.hardingsports.com/custompages/football/2009/at%20Delta%20State.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Football coach to join advancement staff". harding.edu. August 24, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2018.