Ron Stratten (born 1943) is a former

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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team from 1972 to 1974. He compiled an overall record of 9–24 in three seasons. Stratten was one of the first

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head football coaches at a university with a majority white enrollment. Stratten resigned after three seasons due to the team's poor performance. He was succeeded by

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, the offensive coordinator he had hired a year earlier. After leaving coaching, he worked for the

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's education services division, and is now Head of Innovation at StrataSoles Enterprises, based in

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. Stratten grew up in

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and attended Lowell High School, where he played

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and fullback. He played college football at

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from 1961 to 1963, and was the Ducks' defensive line coach from 1968 to 1971.

Head coaching record

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