Roger Thomas (American football coach)

Roger Thomas (born August 19, 1947) is an American football coach and sports administrator, currently athletic director at the University of Mary. Thomas was the head coach of the University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Sioux football team from 1986 to 1998, and the UND athletic director from 1999 to 2005. From there, he went on to serve as the commissioner of the NCAA Division II North Central Conference from 2005 until the conference's demise in 2008.

Career

1969-1976 Augustana College - assistant coach
1976-1977 Sioux Falls College - head coach
1978-1979 University of North Dakota - offensive coordinator
1980-1982 California State University, Fullerton - assistant head coach/offensive coordinator
1983 University of Minnesota - offensive backfield coach
1984-1985 Toronto Argonauts - offensive backfield/receivers coach
1986-1998 University of North Dakota - head coach
1999-2005 University of North Dakota - athletic director
2005-2008 North Central Conference - commissioner
2008–present University of Mary - athletic director

Sioux Falls Cougars head football coaches

Walter Hargesheimer (1935–1936) Unknown (1937–1970) Al Molde (1971–1972) Roger Thomas (1976–1977) Bob Young (1983–2004) Kalen DeBoer (2005–2009) Jed Stugart (2010– )

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