Ron English was the San José State University football defensive coordinator in 2016.
English served as a defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan and the University of Louisville and was the 2011 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year for Eastern Michigan University.
Twice, in 2007 and 2008, English was the nominee by Michigan and Louisville, respectively, for the Broyles Award given annually to the FBS’ top assistant football coach. In 2006, Rivals.com named him its National Defensive Coordinator of the Year and one of the nation’s top-25 college recruiters.
English was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 2003 through 2007. Four of those five Wolverine teams finished in the top-25 in scoring defense. Three were in the top-25 in total defense and pass defense efficiency. The 2006 Michigan squad was the national leader in rushing defense.
He was the first position coach at a FBS school to have two defensive backs receive consensus All-America status in the same season. Michigan safety Ernest Shazor and Wolverine cornerback Marlin Jackson each earned the distinction in 2004.
English was Eastern Michigan's head coach during the 2009 through 2013 seasons. In the last 30 years, he is one of only two Eastern Michigan football coaches to be named a Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year. The 2011 squad finished with a 6-6 win-loss record, the most wins by an EMU team since 1995.
The Spartans' new defensive coordinator has 20 seasons of major college coaching experience in six NCAA Division I conferences and nine bowl game appearances. He began his college coaching career for Mount San Antonio College in 1993 and was a graduate assistant at Arizona State University for the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
After spending 1996 spring practice at Northern Arizona University, English coached defensive backs at San Diego State for the 1996 and 1997 seasons. He returned to Arizona State in 1998 for five seasons as the defensive backs coach.
The 1991 University of California graduate majored in social sciences. English was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Golden Bears football team. He earned his master's degree in educational administration from Arizona State in 1995. In 2014, English was awarded a Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship by the Cleveland Browns.
He and his wife, Sophia, have three children - Simon, Sydney and Seth.
| Seasons | RON ENGLISH SEASON-BY-SEASON |
| 2016 | San Jose State University defensive coordinator |
| 2009-13 | Eastern Michigan University head coach |
| 2008 | University of Louisville defensive coordinator |
| 2006-07 | University of Michigan defensive coordinator |
| 2003-05 | University of Michigan secondary coach |
| 1998-2002 | Arizona State University secondary coach |
| 1996-97 | San Diego State University defensive backs coach |
| 1996 (spring) | Northern Arizona University defensive backs coach |
| 1994-95 | Arizona State University graduate assistant |
| 1993 | Mount San Antonio College defensive backs coach |
| 1992 | Ganesha High School assistant coach |