| Ron Hudson | |
| Alma Mater: | California |
| Coach Years1: | 1969–1970 |
| Coach Team1: | California (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1971 |
| Coach Team2: | Stanford (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1972–1976 |
| Coach Team3: | California (WR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1977–1978 |
| Coach Team4: | Oregon (RB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1979–1981 |
| Coach Team5: | UCLA (RB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1982–1985 |
| Coach Team6: | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1986 |
| Coach Team7: | Memphis Showboats (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years8: | 1987 |
| Coach Team8: | Illinois (RB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1988 |
| Coach Team9: | Ohio State (RB) |
| Coach Years10: | 1989–1994 |
| Coach Team10: | Ohio State (QB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team11: | Kansas State (PGC/QB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1997–2002 |
| Coach Team12: | Kansas State (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team13: | Kentucky (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2007 |
| Coach Team14: | Hamburg Sea Devils (QB) |
| Coach Years15: | 2010 |
| Coach Team15: | Omaha Nighthawks (QB) |
| Admin Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Admin Team1: | Kansas City Chiefs (assistant) |
| Championships: | World Bowl XV |
Ron Hudson (born 1947)[1] is an American football coach. He is best known for his tenure as the offensive coordinator of the Kansas State University football team. Hudson coached at Kansas State between 1995 and 2002. He also served the offensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Hudson began his coaching career at the University of California, where he served as wide receivers coach from 1972 to 1976. He worked as running backs coach at the University of Oregon from 1977 to 1978 and at UCLA from 1979 to 1981. Hudson accepted his first offensive coordinator position under Gerry Faust, serving the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1982 to 1985. Following Faust's resignation in 1985, Hudson regrouped with a 1987 job as running backs coach at the University of Illinois. He then worked at Ohio State as John Cooper's quarterbacks coach from 1988 to 1994, before joining Kansas State in 1995.
Hudson coached for eight years (1995–2002) at Kansas State University under head coach Bill Snyder; for the final six years Hudson served the team as offensive coordinator.[2] Hudson's teams averaged ten wins a season during his eight-year tenure at Kansas State,[1] reaching eight consecutive bowl games.[2] Kansas State led the NCAA's Division I-A in offense during the 1998 season[1] and set a school record for points scored with 610.[3] Five of Kansas State's six most productive seasons in terms of points scored occurred during Hudson's tenure with the team.[3]
In January 2003 Hudson left Kansas State to join the staff of Rich Brooks as offensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky. Hudson resigned at Kentucky in November 2004.[4]
Hudson accepted an assistant coaching position with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa[5] until that league's dissolution in 2007. The Hamburg team won the last World Bowl in NFL Europa.