Ron Rogerson

American football player and coach
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican football player and coach
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAmerican football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth27 June 1943
Death8 August 1987 (aged 44 years)
The details

Biography

Ronald A. "Ron" Rogerson (June 27, 1943 – August 8, 1987) was the head coach of the Maine Black Bears football team from 1981 to 1984 and the Princeton Tigers football team from 1985 to 1986. He compiled a 26–36–1 overall record.
Rogerson played offensive tackle at Maine, where he won the Harold Westerman Award as outstanding football player in 1964, and graduated in 1966. He began his coaching career in 1967, serving as an assistant line coach at Colorado State University while also earning a master's degree in education. He moved on to Lebanon Valley College as coach of both the offensive and defensive lines. He was also intramural director at Lebanon Valley.
At the University of Delaware Rogerson spent 10 years as an assistant, coaching offensive and defensive lines as well as defensive backs. As Maine's head coach, he was named Yankee Conference Coach of the Year in 1982 after his team shared the league title.
Rogerson died August 8, 1987, of an apparent heart attack while jogging in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he was vacationing with his family. He was 44 and about to begin his third season as head coach at Princeton.

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Ron Rogerson who became NCAA or NFL head coaches:

  • Steve Spagnuolo: St. Louis Rams (2009–2011)

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1981–1984)
1981Maine3–7–1
1982Maine7–4T–1st
1983Maine4–6
1984Maine5–6
Maine:19–23–1
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1985–1986)
1985Princeton5–55–2T–2nd
1986Princeton2–82–5T–6th
Princeton:7–137–7
Total:26–36–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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