Rocky Hager

Rocky Hager
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Assistant head coach
Team	TCNJ
Conference	NJAC
Biographical details
Born	August 29, 1951 (age 72)
Playing career
197?–197?	Minot State
Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
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–present	TCNJ (assistant HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	111–72–1
Tournaments	12–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
	Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 NCAA Division II National (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 is current an assistant coach at The College of New Jersey. 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] Hager won two NCAA Division II National Football Championships at North Dakota State, in 1988 and 1990, and compiled a career head coaching record of 111–72–1.

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
Total:		111–72–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title