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Ron CollinsDefensive Coordinator/
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Ron Collins is in his third year as linebacker coach at Boise State and his second as defensive coordinator.Collins is a veteran coach spending the 13 years before he came to Boise State at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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During Collins first year with the Broncos, he helped develop a young linebacker corps into a solid and deep group.He had one player, Greg Sasser, named second-team All-WAC. Collins first joined the Washington University staff in 1988 as the secondary coach.A year later Collins was elevated to defensive coordinator, a position he remained in through the 2000 season.In addition to his defensive coordinator duties, Collins also served as the special teams co-coordinator during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, and worked as the school's strength and conditioning coach for his entire 12-year stay.With Collins at the helm of the defense, Washington University had one of the school's top football decades during the 1990's.In producing a 68-33 record from 1990-2000, Washington University won four conference titles and won seven or more games on five occasions. In 1999, Collins coached the top ranked Division III defense in the country, as Washington allowed just 192 yards of total offense per game and a school record 49.8 rushing yards per game.The 2000 Washington University defense also ranked among one of the best in the country, allowing just 203.6 yards per game to rank third nationally and 10.8 points per game to rank eighth in the country.Prior to joining the Washington University staff, Collins was a graduate assistant at Iowa State University during the 1987 season.He started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Washington State, in the spring of 1987.A four-year letterman for the Cougars, Collins started at strong safety from 1984-86, including being voted defensive team captain as a senior in 1986.Collins is a 1987 graduate of Washington State, with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education.He received a master's degree in Secondary Administration from the University of Missouri-St.Louis in 1991.Collins and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters, Taylor Rae (5) and Alexandra (2).