Rocky Hager

Rocky Hager
Biographical details
Born	August 29, 1951 (age 73)
Playing career
1969–1972	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)
2013–2015	TCNJ (DC)
2016	TCNJ (interim HC)
2017–2021	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 an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 1987 to 1996 and Northeastern University from 2004 until 2009, after which the school dropped their football program.^[2] He was also the interim head football coach at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) for the 2016 season. Hager won two NCAA Division II Football Championships at North Dakota State, in 1988 and 1990.

Hager graduated from Harvey High School in Harvey, North Dakota in 1969. He married Peggy Kean Kress in 1973.^[3]

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

^ 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 (November 23, 2009). "Northeastern calls an end to football - The Boston Globe". Boston.com.
^ "Engagements Told". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. June 6, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

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