| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1955 Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | North Carolina A&T – B.A. The Citadel – M.Ed |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | North Carolina A&T |
| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977−1978 | Boiling Springs HS (SC) (OL) |
| 1979 | Greensville County HS (VA) |
| 1980−1981 | Bethany (KS) (OL) |
| 1982−1984 | Tarkio (OC) |
| 1985 | RPI (ST) |
| 1986−1989 | Langston |
| 1990−1994 | New Mexico (LB/DE) |
| 1995−1996 | Vanderbilt (DL) |
| 1997 | Texas (DT) |
| 1998 | San Diego State (LB) |
| 1999−2006 | Iowa (DL) |
| 2007−2012 | Arizona Cardinals (DL) |
| 2013−2016 | Oregon (DL) |
| 2019 | Arizona Hotshots (DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–29 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I FBS Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2002) | |
Ron Aiken (born August 18, 1955) is an American football coach. He was recently the defensive line coach for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. He was the defensive line coach at the University of Oregon from 2013 to 2016.
Aiken was a starting offensive lineman for North Carolina A&T from 1974 to 1977. He earned a Bachelor's degree in history from North Carolina A&T in 1977. Aiken proceeded to earn his master's degree in secondary education from The Citadel in 1982.
Aiken won the AFCA Division I FBS Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2002.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Lions (NAIA Division I independent) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Langston | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1987 | Langston | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1988 | Langston | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1989 | Langston | 4–5 | |||||||
| Langston: | 8–29 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–29 | ||||||||