Robin Pflugrad
Robin Pflugrad was named the head football coach at Montana on Dec. 31, 2009.
Pflugrad (pronounced: flew-grad) is UM’s 34th head football coach.
This past season he returned to Montana, where he served as the wide receivers coach and assisted with the offense.
In 2009, Montana’s offense was ranked second in the nation in scoring (35.8 ppg), ninth in total offense (427.40), and 14th in passing (267.2 ypg). Senior wide receiver Marc Mariani was named to several All-American teams and set numerous UM records.
Pflugrad is a veteran coach who was a mentor in the prestigious Pac-10 Conference for 13 seasons with stints at Oregon, Washington State, and Arizona State. He has been a coach for 30 seasons overall and has worked 27 of those years at the college level.
He came to UM from the University of Oregon where he served as the wide receivers coach for three seasons (2006-08).
Prior to his stint in his hometown of Eugene, Rob coached the tight ends and served as assistant head coach and the recruiting coordinator for five seasons (2001-05) at WSU. He was the wide receivers and recruiting coordinator at ASU from 1995-2000.
During his career, he has been instrumental in the development of numerous quarterbacks and wide receivers who have received All-American recognition, along with several all-conference honorees, academic all-conference athletes, and academic All-Americans.
He began his coaching career at his alma mater, PSU, in 1980. A year later he had a one-year stint at South Eugene High School and then returned to the college ranks.
He came to Montana in 1986 when Don Read was named the UM’s head coach. Pflugrad was an assistant coach for the Griz from 1986-94. While at UM he worked with the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers and was promoted to assistant head coach in 1991.
Among the Grizzly standouts he worked with was quarterback Dave Dickenson, who won the Walter Payton Award in 1995, broke 25 school records, three national marks, and guided Montana to the national championship (1995).
Pflugrad is a 1980 graduate of PSU with a degree in business administration. He was a wide receiver and team captain as a senior in 1979 for the Vikings.
Robin and his wife Marlene have a son, Aaron, and a daughter, Amanda. Aaron is a junior wide receiver at Arizona State.
THE PFLUGRAD FILE:
Born: Nov. 29, 1957 in Portland, Ore.
Education: B.A. in Business Administration, Portland State, 1980
Overall Coaching Experience
2009: Montana, Wide Receivers (Advanced to FCS Title Game)
2006-08: Oregon, Wide Receivers: 2006: Las Vegas Bowl (BYU 38, Oregon 8); 2007: Sun Bowl (Oregon 56, South Florida 21); 2008: Holiday Bowl: (Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31).
2001-05: Washington State, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Tight Ends: 2001: Sun Bowl; 2003: Rose Bowl; 2003 (Dec. 30): Holiday Bowl.
2001: Northern Arizona, Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord. (First Round FCS Playoffs)
1995-2000: Arizona State, Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.: 1997: Rose Bowl; 1997 (Dec. 31): Sun Bowl; 1999: Aloha Bowl; 2000: Aloha Bowl.
1986-94: University of Montana, Wide Receivers/Running Backs (1991- 94) and Wide Receivers/Running Backs (1986-90): 1989: Division I-AA Semifinal; 1993: I-AA First Round; 1994: I-AA Semifinal.
1983-85: Portland State, Wide Receivers/Tight Ends; 1982: Portland State, Director of Football Operations.
1981: South Eugene High School, Wide Receivers.
1980: Portland State, Graduate Assistant.