Rocky Long
Long at 2016 Mountain West Media Days
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | San Diego State |
| Conference | MWC |
| Record | 54–26 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 27, 1950 Provo, Utah |
| Playing career | |
| 1969–1971 | New Mexico |
| 1972–1973 | BC Lions |
| 1974 | Detroit Wheels |
| 1975–1976 | BC Lions |
| Position(s) | Defensive back, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1973 | New Mexico (GA) |
| 1974–1975 | Eldorado (NM) HS (assistant) |
| 1978 | New Mexico (OB) |
| 1979–1980 | New Mexico (DB) |
| 1981–1985 | Wyoming (DC/DB) |
| 1986–1987 | BC Lions (LB) |
| 1988–1990 | TCU (DB) |
| 1991–1995 | Oregon State (DC) |
| 1996–1997 | UCLA (DC) |
| 1998–2008 | New Mexico |
| 2009–2010 | San Diego State (DC) |
| 2011–present | San Diego State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 119–95 |
| Bowls | 4-7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MWC (2012, 2015, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
| CFL Western All-Star (1977) | |
Roderick John "Rocky" Long, Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the San Diego State University. Promoted on January 12, 2011 from defensive coordinator, he succeeded Brady Hoke. Long was the head football coach as his alma mater, the University of New Mexico, from 1998 to 2008. He played professionally with BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Detroit Wheels of World Football League (WFL).
Long was the starting quarterback for the New Mexico Lobos football team from 1969 to 1971, recording consecutive winning seasons and earning player-of-the-year honors in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1971. His professional career began with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1972, with which he played 68 games in total. In 1974 he departed to the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League (WFL). That year he intercepted three passes for 38 return yards, and returned 20 punts for 217 yards and 14 kickoffs for 402 yards. He returned to the Lions for three years and had one of his best years in 1975, when he intercepted a team high eight passes for 88 yards. A Western All-Star in 1977, Long also led the team in punt returns in his last three years, and is still the fourth leading all-time returner, with 1946 yards on 192 punt returns, with one touchdown.
Long returned to New Mexico as the head football coach on December 20, 1997. His overall won-loss record was 65–69 in 11 seasons. His 65 wins are the most of any head coach in program history. Long surpassed Roy W. Johnson's mark of 41 wins during the 2005 season.
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