Ross Fortier

Ross Fortier

Biographical details
Born	c. 1937
Alma mater	North Dakota State
Playing career
Football
1957–1959	North Dakota State
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1960–1961	North Dakota State (assistant)
1962–1963	Melrose HS (MN)
1964–1966	Minnesota State–Moorhead (assistant)
1967–1969	North Dakota State (assistant)
1970–1992	Minnesota State–Moorhead
Basketball
1962–1964	Melrose HS (MN) (assistant)
1964–1967	Minnesota State–Moorhead (assistant)
Baseball
1962	North Dakota State
1963–1964	Melrose HS (MN)
Head coaching record
Overall	152–80–4 (college football) 5–10 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 9 NIC (1971, 1973, 1979, 1981–1982, 1984, 1988–1989, 1991)
Awards
NAIA Coaches Hall of Fame NDSU Hall of Fame (1979) NIC Hall of Fame (2003)

Ross Fortier (born c. 1937) is a retired American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach at North Dakota State University (1962) before becoming the head football coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead. During his 23 years as the head coach at MSU–Moorhead, he led the Dragons to nine conference championships and seven playoff appearances. He was inducted to the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame in 1979.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1970–1992)
1970	Minnesota State–Moorhead	4–4–1	3–3	4th
1971	Minnesota State–Moorhead	7–1–1	6–0	1st
1972	Minnesota State–Moorhead	7–3	4–3	3rd
1973	Minnesota State–Moorhead	7–3	5–1	1st
1974	Minnesota State–Moorhead	4–5	3–3	T–3rd
1975	Minnesota State–Moorhead	2–7	2–4	5th
1976	Minnesota State–Moorhead	5–5	3–4	T–5th
1977	Minnesota State–Moorhead	6–4	5–2	T–2nd
1978	Minnesota State–Moorhead	6–5	5–3	4th
1979	Minnesota State–Moorhead	8–3	7–1	T–1st
1980	Minnesota State–Moorhead	8–2	6–2	3rd
1981	Minnesota State–Moorhead	10–1–1	6–0	1st
1982	Minnesota State–Moorhead	7–2–1	5–0–1	1st
1983	Minnesota State–Moorhead	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1984	Minnesota State–Moorhead	8–3	5–1	T–1st
1985	Minnesota State–Moorhead	8–2	5–1	2nd
1986	Minnesota State–Moorhead	6–5	2–4	T–5th
1987	Minnesota State–Moorhead	9–3	4–2	T–3rd
1988	Minnesota State–Moorhead	9–3	6–0	1st
1989	Minnesota State–Moorhead	6–4	5–1	1st
1990	Minnesota State–Moorhead	5–5	3–3	4th
1991	Minnesota State–Moorhead	10–2	5–0	1st
1992	Minnesota State–Moorhead	4–5	3–3	4th
Minnesota State–Moorhead:		152–80–4	102–43–1
Total:		152–80–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth