Rudy Hubbard

Rudy Hubbard
Biographical details
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Hubbard, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1965–1967Ohio State
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1973Ohio State (assistant)
1974–1985Florida A&M
2008–2011James S. Rickards HS (FL)
Head coaching record
Overall83–48–3 (college)
12–25 (high school)
Bowls5–0
Tournaments2–0 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I-AA (1978)
2 Black College National (1977–1978)
2 SIAC (1977–1978)
Awards
Florida A&M University Athletics Hall of Fame (1990)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2021 (profile)

Rudy Hubbard (born 1946) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida from 1974 to 1985, compiling a record of 83–48–3. Hubbard led the Florida A&M Rattlers to the inaugural NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, in 1978, and consecutive black college football national championships, in 1977 and 1978. Hubbard played college football at Ohio State University, lettering from 1965 to 1967. Following his graduation from Ohio State in 1968, he remained with the Buckeyes for six seasons as an assistant coach under Woody Hayes. In 2008, Hubbard returned to coaching the high school level, serving as head football coach at James S. Rickards High School in Tallahassee for four seasons.

Hubbard was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2021.


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