Ron Gould Position: Running Backs Experience: 13th year at Cal Alma Mater: Oregon ('88)

Coaching Accomplishments
• Cal has produced a 1,000-yard rusher each of the past six years, including Marshan Lynch, who was drafted No. 12 overall in 2007, and J.J. Arrington, who was a consensus first-team All-American in 2004 after leading the nation with 2,018 yards.
• Six of his backs in the last four years have gone on to the NFL, including four from the 2006 team - Justin Forsett (Seattle), Lynch (Buffalo), Byron Storer (Tampa Bay) and Marcus O'Keith (Kansas City).
• Has had back-to-back first-team all-conference RBs in Forsett in 2007 (1546 yards is secod all-time for a season at Cal) and Lynch, the 2006 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Pac-10 in rushing.
• Cal ranked ninth in the country in rushing offense in 2005, after leading the Pac-10 in 2003 and '04 - the only time the Bears have topped the conference in consecutive seasons. Cal led the Pac-10 in rushing touchdowns with 28 in 2003.
• Coached on the defensive side at Boise State for four seasons and in 1994, the Broncos were the NCAA Division I-AA runner-up and ranked among the nation's Top 5 in pass efficiency defense and scoring defense.
• As an assistant coach at Portland State in 1992, helped the Vikings to the NCAA Division II semifinals, with two of his defensive backs earning all-conference honors.
• Has served internships with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals.

Prominent Pupils
• Justin Forsett (California) - First Team All-Pac-10 in 2007; selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2008 NFL Draft
• Marshawn Lynch (California) - Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2006; MVP of back-to-back bowl victories; No. 2 all-time rusher at Cal; drafted No. 12 overall by the Buffalo Bills
• J.J. Arrington (California) - Led nation with school-record 2,108 yards and was eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2004; second-round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2005
• Joe Igber (California) - Set Big Game record with 226 rushing yards in 2002; No. 3 all-time rusher at Cal with 3,124 yards; played in the Hula Bowl
• Adimchinobe Echemandu (California) - First-team All-Pac-10 running back in 2003; entering fourth season in the NFL and second with the Oakland Raiders; drafted in the seventh round
• Chris Manderino (California) - Four-year starter at fullback for the Bears; entering his second season in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals
• Josh White (California) - Three-year fullback for the Bears; signed by the San Francisco 49ers
• Tarik Smith (California) - Four-year running back; drafted in the seventh round of the NFL Draft and went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys
• Rashid Gayle (Boise State) - All-American defensive back; went to play in the NFL and the Canadian Football League

Accomplisments as a Player
• Standout defensive back at Scottsdale C.C. from 1984-85 before accepting a scholarship from Wichita State. After WSU dropped its program, he went on to become a starter for Oregon in 1987.
• Signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams in 1988.

The Gould File

Coaching History

Bowl Games as a Coach