Rocky Long
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| Date of birth | January 27, 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Provo, Utah | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | New Mexico | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 52-56 | |
| Overall Record | 52-56 | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1969-71 | New Mexico | |
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Schools as a coach | ||
| 1998-Present | New Mexico | |
Rocky Long (b. January 27, 1950, in Provo, Utah) is the current head football coach at the University of New Mexico. Long is also a former Canadian Football League (British Columbia Lions) and World Football League (Detroit Wheels) player.
Long was the starting quarterback for the University of New Mexico Lobo football team from 1969 to 1971, recording consecutive winning seasons and earning player-of-the-year honors in the Western Athletic Conference in 1971.
Long returned to UNM as head football coach on December 20, 1997. His overall won-loss record through the 2005 season is 46-50, including 34-27 since 2001, the best five-year stretch for Lobo football in over forty years. He is the most successful head coach in New Mexico Football history, passing Roy Johnson during the 2005 season.
Long led the Lobos to three straight post-season bowl games (2003-05) for the first time in school history and the Lobos have been bowl-eligible for six straight seasons, another record. This streak continues into the 2006 season as the Lobos accepted a bid to the inaugural New Mexico Bowl. He has yet to gain a bowl win as Lobo coach.
Long and his wife Debby have two daughters, Roxanne and Hannah, who are also coaches.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| TEAM | YEAR | WINS | LOSSES | Bowl Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1998 | 3 | 9 | |
| New Mexico | 1999 | 4 | 7 | |
| New Mexico | 2000 | 5 | 7 | |
| New Mexico | 2001 | 6 | 5 | |
| New Mexico | 2002 | 7 | 7 | Las Vegas Bowl |
| New Mexico | 2003 | 8 | 5 | Las Vegas Bowl |
| New Mexico | 2004 | 7 | 5 | Emerald Bowl |
| New Mexico | 2005 | 6 | 5 | |
| New Mexico | 2006 | 6 | 6 | New Mexico Bowl |
| CAREER TOTAL | 9 years | 52 | 56 |
| Preceded by: Dennis Franchione |
New Mexico Head Football Coach 1998–Present |
Succeeded by: Current coach |
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| New Mexico Lobos Head Football Coaches |
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| Zimmer • Napier • McEwan • Angel • Conwell • McBirnie • Hamilton • Hutchinson • Worth • McGough • Johnson • Riley • Henry • Shipkey • Barnes • Huffman • DeGroot • Titchenal • Clausen • Levy • Weeks • Feldman • Mondt • Morrison • Dunn • Sheppard • Franchione • Long |
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