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. Rocky is currently retired from coaching as of the 2021 football season. His final stop on his storied career was 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. Rocky has three children with his wife Peggy: Tiffanee, Rebecca, and Joshua. Josh has also entered the career of football coaching, winning a JUCO National Championship while the Defensive Coordinator of Garden City Community College in 2016. Hager was hired as the tenth Northeastern Huskies football head coach in 2004.
^Schnepf, Kevin (September 14, 2006). "Rocky's road: Ex-NDSU coach far from N.D. fields of youth". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
^Ryan, Andrew (23 November 2009). "Northeastern calls an end to football - The Boston Globe". Boston.com.
Ralph Earl "Rocky" Hager III (born August 29, 1951) is American football coach and former player. Rocky is currently retired from coaching as of the 2021...
Hager is the surname of several people: Åke Häger (1897–1968), Swedish gymnast Albert David Hager (1817–1888), American geologist Alva L. Hager (1850–1923)...
holds the record for most conference titles won with 6, followed by RockyHager and Chris Klieman with 5 each. The Bison have played in the Fargodome...
Award-winning actor and model Ray Giacoletti – retired college basketball coach RockyHager – retired college football coach Brynhild Haugland – longest-serving...
won more games than any other NDSU head football coach; he surpassed RockyHager on September 21 with his 92nd win. On Saturday, January 4, 2014, he led...
35–21 Portland State Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama 6,763 RockyHager 1989 Mississippi College† 3–0 Jacksonville State Braly Municipal Stadium...
Darrell Mudra, Ron Erhardt, Jim Wacker, Don Morton, Earle Solomonson, RockyHager, Bob Babich, Craig Bohl, Chris Klieman, and Entz. The Bison have also...
of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head football coach RockyHager and played their home games at Parsons Field. The 2009 campaign was the...
of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 6–4 record. "N. Mich. 10, N. Dakota St. 6". Lansing...
the North Central Conference. In their seventh year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 7–3 record. "North Dakota State wins opener at new...
of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 8–3–1 record. "North Dakota State 55, Northern Michigan...
of the North Central Conference. In their sixth year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 10–2 record and finished as NCC champion. "Bison...
1986 North Dakota State 13–0 9–0 1st W NCAA Division II Championship 1 RockyHager (North Central Conference) (1987–1996) 1987 North Dakota State 6–4 6–3...
(1946–1947) Joe Zabilski (1948–1971) Robert Lyons (1972–1980) Paul Pawlak (1981–1990) Barry Gallup (1991–1999) Don Brown (2000–2003) RockyHager (2004–2009)...
(1946–1947) Joe Zabilski (1948–1971) Robert Lyons (1972–1980) Paul Pawlak (1981–1990) Barry Gallup (1991–1999) Don Brown (2000–2003) RockyHager (2004–2009)...
of the North Central Conference. In their ninth year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 10–3 record. "N.D. State nips Delta State 16–13"...
the North Central Conference. In their eighth year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 9–3 record and finished as NCC co-champion. "Hyland...
of the North Central Conference. In their tenth year under head coach RockyHager, the team compiled a 6–4 record. "North Dakota State option confounds...
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