Ramon Flanigan enters his first season on the Hilltop as the Director of Former Player Relations. Flanigan arrives at SMU following a two-year stint at Lamar as the quarterbacks coach.Â
A coaching veteran with more than 16 years coaching experience, Flanigan also had a two-year stint (2013-14) as the head coach at Lincoln University. Flanigan’s stop at Lincoln came following a coaching internship with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.
Prior to Flanigan’s stop in the NFL he spent three seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his time in Itta Bena, Miss., Flanigan helped turn around a struggling Delta Devils program. MVSU defeated the reigning conference champions in his second season, and posted their best record in six seasons the following year.
Flanigan’s impact at MVSU was seen almost immediately. The Delta Devils cut their number of sacks by more than half, finished tied for first in the SWAC in turnover margin – after finishing next to last the previous season – and produced the league’s top receiver in terms of yards per catch.
Flanigan went to MVSU after spending two seasons in the high school ranks. Prior to that he served as the offensive coordinator at North Texas under head coach Darrell Dickey. Flanigan’s coaching career began at UNT in 1999 where he worked with the Mean Green receivers. The following season he was moved to quarterbacks, before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2002. During his time as offensive coordinator, UNT went through one of the most successful runs in Sun Belt Conference history. The Mean Green won four-straight league titles, made four New Orleans Bowl appearances and produced some of the league’s top talent.
Flanigan’s coaching career got started following a standout playing career at SMU. One of the school’s all-time leading passers, Flanigan graduated as the school’s all-time leader in total offense, and among the all-time top five in passing yards. He is the only player in Mustang history to pass for more than 5,500 yards and rush for at least 1,500. The 1994 Southwest Conference leader in total offense, Flanigan guided SMU to a 6-5 mark in 1997 – the program’s first winning season in 11 years.
Following his graduation in May 1997, Flanigan went on to play professionally for the Hamburg Blue Devils of the German Bundesliga. He guided the Blue Devils to a EuroBowl Championship, and played in the German Bowl.
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