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Rocky Long |
| Rocky Long | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | New Mexico | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 52-56 | |
| Born | January 27 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Provo, Utah | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 52-56 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
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| Awards | ||
| CFL Western All-Star - 1977 | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1972-1973 1974 1975-1977 |
British Columbia Lions- CFL Detroit Wheels - WFL British Columbia Lions- CFL |
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| Position | Defensive Back | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 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.
His professional career began with the British Columbia Lions in 1972, with whom he would play 68 games in total. In 1974 he departed to the Detroit Wheels of the up-start WFL. That year he intercepted 3 passes for 38 return yards, and returned 20 punts (for 217 yards) and 14 kickoffs for 402 yards. He returned to the CFL Lions for 3 years and had one of his best years in 1975, when he intercepted a team high 8 passes for 88 yards. A Western All-Star in 1977, Long also led the team in punt returns in his last 3 years, and is still the 4th leading all-time returner, with 1946 yards on 192 punt returns, with one TD.
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.
Even though Long has an over all losing record he 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.
Head Coaching Record
| TEAM | YEAR | WINS | LOSSES | Bowl Game |
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| 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 |
External links
| Mountain West Conference Head Football Coaches |
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| Troy Calhoun (Air Force) • Bronco Mendenhall (BYU) • Sonny Lubick (CSU) • Rocky Long (New Mexico) • Chuck Long (SDSU) • Gary Patterson (TCU) • Mike Sanford (UNLV) • Kyle Whittingham (Utah) • Joe Glenn (Wyoming) |
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