Ron Dugans

Ron Dugans (born April 27, 1977) is an American football coach and former player. He is the former wide receivers coach for Florida State University, a position he had held since 2019. He played professionally as a wide receiver for four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Playing career Dugans was a standout receiver at Florida State where he won a BCS Championship in 1999 season in his final season. Dugans caught five passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns in the 2000 BCS Championship Game.

Dugans was selected in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Bengals. He signed a deal with the Houston Texans but never played with the team.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2000 CIN 14 5 38 14 125 8.9 17 1 2001 CIN 16 3 45 28 251 9.0 31 2 2002 CIN 16 5 73 47 421 9.0 31 0 46 13 156 89 797 9.0 31 3

Coaching career Prior to joining the Georgia Southern Eagles' staff under head coach Chris Hatcher, Dugans spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons with Florida State as a graduate assistant, working with the wide receivers and the strength and conditioning program. In 2010, he was hired by Charlie Strong to become wide receivers coach at the University of Louisville. In 2014, after four years at Louisville and Strong's departure to The University of Texas, Dugans returned home to Florida to become wide receivers coach for the University of South Florida. In 2016, Dugans joined Mark Richt's staff at the University of Miami and was co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. In January 2019, Dugans was released by new Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz and hired as the wide receivers coach by Willie Taggart at his alma mater, Florida State.

New head coach Mike Norvell retained Dugans on his staff. Florida State fired Dugans, along with offensive coordinator Alex Atkins and defensive coordinator Adam Fuller, on November 10, 2024, amid a disappointing 1–9 season.

Personal life On September 5, 2008, a crash involving Dugans' daughter's school bus killed his daughter Ronshay, aged 8. There is now a national Don't Drive Drowsy Week (the first week of September) in memory of her death.