Ralph McKinzie
# Ralph McKinzie

Ralph Clyde "Mac" McKinzie (October 1, 1894 – December 7, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

## Coaching career

McKinzie was the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for 17 seasons, from 1921 until 1937, compiling a record of Eureka was 36–79–10.

McKinzie was the football coach for Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.

## Recognition

Eureka named its football field, McKinzie Field, after McKinzie.

## Head coaching record

### Football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Eureka Red Devils (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1937) ||||||
| 1921 | Eureka | 5–1 | | |
| 1922 | Eureka | 5–3 | 4–3 | |
| 1923 | Eureka | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–10th |
| 1924 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 12th |
| 1925 | Eureka | 5–4 | 5–4 | 11th |
| 1926 | Eureka | 0–6–1 | 0–6–1 | 21st |
| 1927 | Eureka | 0–9 | 0–9 | 21st |
| 1928 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 12th |
| 1929 | Eureka | 3–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–12th |
| 1930 | Eureka | 2–6 | 2–6 | 18th |
| 1931 | Eureka | 3–4–1 | 2–4–1 | T–15th |
| 1932 | Eureka | 1–4–1 | 1–3–1 | T–15th |
| 1933 | Eureka | 0–7 | 0–7 | 21st |
| 1934 | Eureka | 0–3–2 | 0–3–2 | T–16th |
| 1935 | Eureka | 0–6 | 0–6 | 20th |
| 1936 | Eureka | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 17th |
| 1937 | Eureka | 0–6 | 0–6 | 20th |
| Eureka: | Eureka: | 36–79–10 | | |
| Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1938–1939) ||||||
| 1938 | Wartburg | 0–6 | 0–5 | 13th |
| 1939 | Wartburg | 0–5–1 | 0–4–1 | T–12th |
| Wartburg: | Wartburg: | 0–11–1 | 0–9–1 | |
| Total: | Total: | 36–90–11 | | |
