The Rio Grande RedStorm football team represents the University of Rio Grande in college football at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level. The RedStorm have been members of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the program resumed play in 2025. The RedStorm play their home games at Jackson High School's Alumni Field in Jackson, Ohio.
Their head coach for the 2025 season was Mark Thurston, who took over the position during the 2024 season before the team began play. The school initially hired former NFL player and Fairmont State running backs coach Quincy Wilson to be their head coach, but he was fired during the 2024 season. Mike Bartrum was hired as head coach ahead of the 2026 season.
Conference affiliations Appalachian Athletic Conference (2025–present)
List of head coaches Key
Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards - Unknown 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1939, 1946–1947 38 13 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Davis 1915–1916 12 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Kendall B. Taft 1920 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lester Berridge 1921 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Paul R. Lyne 1923–1929, 1931–1937 97 38 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Spooner 1930 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ray Troth 1938 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Forrest Wyatt 1940 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Mendell Beattie 1941–1943, 1945 23 4 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Paul Sager 1948 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Christy E. Arnold 1949 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Mark Thurston 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieRio Grande Redmen 1914 1914Unknown——— 0 1 0 — — — —— — 1915 1915Davis 3 2 1 — — — —— — 1916 1916 4 2 0 — — — —— — 1917 1917Unknown 0 1 0 — — — —— —No team in 1918 1919 1919Unknown——— 3 4 1 — — — —— — 1920 1920Kendall B. Taft 5 0 1 — — — —— — 1921 1921Lester Berridge 4 4 0 — — — —— — 1922 1922Unknown 2 3 1 — — — —— — 1923 1923Paul R. Lyne 3 4 0 — — — —— — 1924 1924 4 4 0 — — — —— — 1925 1925 3 3 1 — — — —— — 1926 1926 2 5 0 — — — —— — 1927 1927 1 6 0 — — — —— — 1928 1928 4 5 0 — — — —— — 1929 1929 2 5 0 — — — —— — 1930 1930Spooner 0 6 0 — — — —— — 1931 1931Paul R. Lyne 6 2 0 — — — —— — 1932 1932 3 4 0 — — — —— — 1933 1933 4 1 0 — — — —— — 1934 1934 0 5 1 — — — —— — 1935 1935 2 3 1 — — — —— — 1936 1936 2 5 0 — — — —— — 1937 1937 2 3 1 — — — —— — 1938 1938Ray Troth 0 4 0 — — — —— — 1939 1939Unknown 0 5 1 — — — —— — 1940 1940Forrest WyattNAIA 0 8 0 — — — —— — 1941 1941Mendell Beattie 0 8 0 — — — —— — 1942 1942 0 4 0 — — — —— — 1943 1943 2 3 0 — — — —— —No team in 1944 1945 1945Mendell BeattieNAIA 2 4 0 — — — —— — 1946 1946Unknown 5 2 0 — — — —— — 1947 1947 3 6 0 — — — —— — 1948 1948Paul Sager 3 6 0 — — — —— — 1949 1949Christy E. Arnold 2 8 0 — — — —— —No team from 1950 to 2024 2025 2025Mark ThurstonNAIA—AAC 0 9 0 7 0 6 0— —
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