Paul Roach (American football)

Paul Roach
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1927-10-24) October 24, 1927
Alma mater	Black Hills State
Playing career
c. 1950	Black Hills State

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953	Hettinger HS (ND)
1954–1956	Dickinson HS (ND) (OB)
1957–1961	North Dakota State (backfield)
1962–1970	Wyoming (OB)
1971	Wisconsin (assistant)
1972–1974	Oakland Raiders (OB)
1975–1976	Green Bay Packers (OC)
1977–1980	Denver Broncos (OB)
1987–1990	Wyoming

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1996	Wyoming

Head coaching record
Overall	35–15 (college)
Bowls	0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 WAC (1987–1988)
Awards
2× WAC Coach of the Year (1987–1988)

Paul L. Roach (born October 24, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1990. While there, he compiled a 35–15 record, had a .700 winning percentage, highest in school history,^[1] and two seasons of ten or more wins (1987–1988). During that time he also served as the school's athletic director, and won two Western Athletic Conference championships. In both those years, he won WAC Coach of the Year honors, and was a two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year.

Roach also worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders. He graduated from Black Hills Teacher's College (now Black Hills State University) in 1952.

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Paul Roach who became NCAA head coaches:

Joe Tiller: Wyoming (1991–1996), Purdue (1997–2008)

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#
Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1987–1990)
1987	Wyoming	10–3	8–0	1st	L Holiday
1988	Wyoming	11–2	8–0	1st	L Holiday	20
1989	Wyoming	5–6	5–3	4th
1990	Wyoming	9–4	5–3	4th	L Copper
Wyoming:		35–15	4–4
Total:		26–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

↑ "Wyoming Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

Wyoming Cowboys head football coaches

Fred Hess (1892)
No team (1893)
Fred Hess & J. F. Soule (1894)
J. F. Soule (1895–1897)
Fred Hess (1898)
J. F. Soule (1899)
William McMurray (1900–1906)
Robert Ehlman (1907–1908)
Harold I. Dean (1909–1911)
Leon Exelby (1912)
Ralph Thacker (1913–1914)
John Corbett (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
John Corbett (1919–1923)
William Henry Dietz (1924–1926)
George McLaren (1927–1929)
John Rhodes (1930–1932)
Willard Witte (1933–1938)
Joel Hunt (1939)
Okie Blanchard (1940)
Bunny Oakes (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bunny Oakes (1946)
Bowden Wyatt (1947–1952)
Phil Dickens (1953–1956)
Bob Devaney (1957–1961)
Lloyd Eaton (1962–1970)
Fritz Shurmur (1971–1974)
Fred Akers (1975–1976)
Bill Lewis (1977–1979)
Pat Dye (1980)
Al Kincaid (1981–1985)
Dennis Erickson (1986)
Paul Roach (1987–1990)
Joe Tiller (1991–1996)
Dana Dimel (1997–1999)
Vic Koenning (2000–2002)
Joe Glenn (2003–2008)
Dave Christensen (2009–2013)
Pete Kaligis # (2012)
Craig Bohl (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls athletic directors

John Corbett (1915–?)
John Rhodes (1930–1933)
Willard Witte (1933–1939)
Okie Blanchard (1940–1941)
Everett Shelton (1944–?)
Bunny Oakes # (1945–1946)
Glenn Jacoby (1946–1973)
George McCarty (1973–1980)
Bob Hitch (1980–1981)
Gary Cunningham (1981–1986)
Paul Roach (1986–1996)
Lee Moon (1996–2003)
Gary Barta (2003–2006)
Tom Burman (2006– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.

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