George Rush (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1947 |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1967 | CC of San Francisco |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1976 | CC of San Francisco (assistant) |
| 1977–2014 | CC of San Francisco |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1989–2009 | CC of San Francisco |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 326–93–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 junior college national (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011) | |
George M. Rush (born c. 1947) is an American former junior college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1977 to 2014, compiling a record of 326–93–4.[1] He led his teams at CCSF to seven junior college national championships. Rush was also the school's athletic director from 1989 to 2009.[2]
A native of San Francisco, Rush starred in football at St. Ignatius High School. He then played for two years at CCSF before transferring to San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts. Rush was a graduate assistant at Wake Forest University and an assistant coach at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California before returning to CCSF as an assistant in 1972. He succeeded Dutch Elston as head football coach at CCSF in 1977.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of San Francisco Rams (Golden Gate Conference) (1977–1993) | |||||||||
| 1977 | City College of San Francisco | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | City College of San Francisco | 7–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1979 | City College of San Francisco | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1980 | City College of San Francisco | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1981 | City College of San Francisco | 7–2–1 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982 | City College of San Francisco | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1983 | City College of San Francisco | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Bay Bowl | ||||
| 1984 | City College of San Francisco | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1985 | City College of San Francisco | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1986 | City College of San Francisco | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | City College of San Francisco | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | City College of San Francisco | 5–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1989 | City College of San Francisco | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1990 | City College of San Francisco | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | W San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||
| 1991 | City College of San Francisco | 9–2 | W San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||||
| 1992 | City College of San Francisco | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Orange Country Bowl | ||||
| 1993 | City College of San Francisco | 10–1 | L San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||||
| City College of San Francisco Rams (Coast Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | City College of San Francisco | 11–0 | 7–0 / 5–0 | 1st (North) | W San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||
| 1995 | City College of San Francisco | 9–2 | 6–1 / 4–1 | 1st (North) | W San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||
| 1996 | City College of San Francisco | 10–1 | 7–0 / 5–0 | 1st (North) | W San Francisco Community College Bowl | ||||
| City College of San Francisco Rams (Golden Gate Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | City College of San Francisco | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl | ||||
| 1998 | City College of San Francisco | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl | ||||
| 1999 | City College of San Francisco | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Holiday Bowl | ||||
| 2000 | City College of San Francisco | 12–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl, W CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2001 | City College of San Francisco | 12–0 | 4–0 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl, W CCCAA Championship | ||||
| City College of San Francisco Rams (Norcal Conference) (2002–present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | City College of San Francisco | 9–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl | ||||
| 2003 | City College of San Francisco | 12–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2004 | City College of San Francisco | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl, L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2005 | City College of San Francisco | 10–2 | 4–1 | 1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl, L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2006 | City College of San Francisco | 10–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | W Hawaiian Punch, L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2007 | City College of San Francisco | 11–1 | W Hawaiian Punch, W CCCAA Championship | ||||||
| 2008 | City College of San Francisco | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | L Hawaiian Punch Bowl | ||||
| 2009 | City College of San Francisco | 10–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | W Hawaiian Punch Bowl | ||||
| 2010 | City College of San Francisco | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2011 | City College of San Francisco | 12–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2012 | City College of San Francisco | 10–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| 2013 | City College of San Francisco | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| City College of San Francisco Rams (National Bay 6 Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | City College of San Francisco | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L CCCAA Championship | ||||
| City College of San Francisco: | 326–93–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 326–93–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Kroner, Steve (January 16, 2015). "CCSF football coach George Rush retires after 38 seasons". SFGate. San Francisco, California. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Hinshaw, Horace (April 19, 2022). "Coach Rush receives top college coach award". Pacifica Tribune. Half Moon Bay, California. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "CCSF's agony ends, grid coach picked". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. June 30, 1977. p. 61. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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