Pat Ruel, who has 33 years of college and NFL coaching experience, is in his third year at USC. He joined the Trojan staff in February of 2005 and works with the offensive line.
In 2006, offense tackle Sam Baker was named an All-American first teamer for the second consecutive year, while center Ryan Kalil-a Rimington Award finalist-also was an All-American first team pick.
In 2005, Baker and offensive guard Taitusi Lutui were All-American first teamers and Kalil was on the All-Pac-10 first team. Lutui and offensive tackle Winston Justice were a second round picks in the 2006 NFL draft, while offensive guard Fred Matua was a seventh rounder.
USC played in the 2006 Rose Bowl (BCS Championship Game) and 2007 Rose Bowl.
Ruel, 56, spent the 2004 season as an offensive line assistant with the New York Giants.
He worked on the college level for the first 26 years of his career before moving to the NFL for the next 5 years. His coaching career began in 1973 as a graduate assistant at Miami, his alma mater. He was promoted to a fulltime assistant handling the offensive line for the Hurricanes for the following 3 years (1974-76).
He next was the assistant offensive line coach at Arkansas in 1977 (USC head coach Pete Carroll was a member of that Razorbacks' staff and the team played in the 1978 Orange Bowl).
He then spent 4 years (1978-81) at Washington State, the first 2 seasons as the offensive line coach before adding offensive coordinator duties for his final two seasons. The 1981 Cougars played in the Holiday Bowl.
He was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas A
BIRTHDAY: Dec. 5, 1950
FAMILY: Wife, Marti; Daughter, Sabra, 19
HIGH SCHOOL: Coral Gables (Fla.) HS
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, psychology, Miami, 1972
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Coral Gables (Fla.) HS
Miami, offensive guard, 1971-72
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 33 years
| YEAR | TEAM | POSITION | BOWL |
| 2006 | USC | Offensive Line | Rose |
| 2005 | USC | Offensive Line | Rose |
| 2004 | New York Giants | Off. Line Asst. | ----- |
| 2003 | Buffalo Bills | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | Asst. Off. Line | NFC |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | Asst. Off. Line | NFC |
| 2000 | Detroit Lions | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1999 | Michigan St. | Asst. HC/Off. Line | FL Citrus |
| 1998 | Michigan St. | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1997 | | | |
| 1996 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1995 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | Aloha |
| 1994 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1993 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1992 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | Aloha |
| 1991 | Kansas | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1990 | Kansas | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1989 | Kansas | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1988 | Kansas | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1987 | N. Illinois | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1986 | N. Illinois | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1985 | N. Illinois | Asst. HC/OC/Off. Line | ----- |
| 1984 | Texas A&M | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1983 | Texas A&M | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1982 | Texas A&M | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1981 | Washington St. | Off. Coord./Off. Line | Holiday |
| 1980 | Washington St. | Off. Coord./Off. Line | ----- |
| 1979 | Washington St. | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1978 | Washington St. | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1977 | Arkansas | Asst. Off. Line | Orange |
| 1976 | Miami | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1975 | Miami | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1974 | Miami | Offensive Line | ----- |
| 1973 | Miami | Graduate Assistant | ----- |
