Rocky Hager

Rocky Hager
Current position
Title	Special teams coordinator, linebackers coach
Team	TCNJ
Conference	NJAC
Biographical details
Born	August 29, 1951 (age 73)
Playing career
197?–197?	Minot State
Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970's	Sherwood HS (ND)
1979	North Dakota State (assistant)
1980	Morningside (DL)
1981–1984	Augustana (SD) (DC)
1985–1986	North Dakota State (DC/LB)
1987–1996	North Dakota State
1997–2003	Temple (assistant)
2004–2009	Northeastern
2012	Bryant (DL)
2013–2015	TCNJ (DC)
2016	TCNJ (interim HC)
2017–present	TCNJ (ST/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	113–80–1
Tournaments	12–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 NCAA Division II (1988, 1990); 5 NCC (1988, 1990–1992, 1994)
Awards
	2× Division II National Coach of the Year (1988, 1990)

Ralph Earl "Rocky" Hager III^[1] (born August 29, 1951) is American football coach and former player. He an assistant coach at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He served as the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 1987 to 1996 and at Northeastern University from 2004 until 2009, after which the school dropped their football program.^[2] He was also the interim head football coach at TCNJ for the 2016 season. Hager won two NCAA Division II Football Championships at North Dakota State, in 1988 and 1990.

Hager is a native of Harvey, North Dakota and a 1974 graduate of Minot State College. Hager was hired as the tenth Northeastern Huskies football head coach in 2004.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1987–1996)
1987	North Dakota State	6–4	6–3	T–2nd
1988	North Dakota State	14–0	9–0	1st	W NCAA Division II Championship
1989	North Dakota State	8–3–1	6–2–1	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1990	North Dakota State	14–0	9–0	1st	W NCAA Division II Championship
1991	North Dakota State	7–3	7–1	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
1992	North Dakota State	10–2	8–1	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1993	North Dakota State	7–3	6–3	T–3rd
1994	North Dakota State	9–3	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1995	North Dakota State	10–3	7–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1996	North Dakota State	6–4	5–4	5th
North Dakota State:		91–25–1	70–18–1
Northeastern Huskies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2004–2006)
2004	Northeastern	5–6	4–4	T–5th (North)
2005	Northeastern	2–9	2–6	T–10th (North)
2006	Northeastern	5–6	4–4	T–6th (North)
Northeastern Huskies (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2009)
2007	Northeastern	3–8	2–6	T–9th (North)
2008	Northeastern	2–10	1–7	T–10th (North)
2009	Northeastern	3–8	3–5	T–8th (North)
Northeastern:		20–47	16–32
TCNJ Lions (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2016)
2016	TCNJ	2–8	2–7	8th
TCNJ:		2–8	2–7
Total:		113–80–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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