 Rogers at a post-game presser in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iowa State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1987-03-01)March 1, 1987 (age 38) Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2009 | South Dakota State |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2011 | South Dakota State (GA) |
| 2012 | Florida Atlantic (GA) |
| 2013–2018 | South Dakota State (LB) |
| 2019–2021 | South Dakota State (AHC/co-DC/LB) |
| 2022 | South Dakota State (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2023–2024 | South Dakota State |
| 2025 | Washington State |
| 2026–present | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–9 |
| Tournaments | 6–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1NCAA Division I (2023) 2MVFC (2023, 2024) | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (2023) | |
Jimmy Rogers (born March 1, 1987)[1] is an Americanfootball coach and formerlinebacker who is currently the head football coach atIowa State University. He previously served as the head coach atWashington State University in 2025, and atSouth Dakota State University from 2023 to 2024. Rogers playedcollege football at South Dakota State from 2005 to 2009 and became a coach there in 2010.
Rogers led the Jackrabbits to anNCAA Division I Championship in his debut season and is a recipient of theEddie Robinson Award.
A native ofChandler, Arizona,[2] Rogers attendedHamilton High School where he was a three-yearletterman infootball.[3] He was the region defensive player of the year in 2004 and was named first-team all-state.[3] He compiled 320 careertackles and also made 16sacks and eightinterceptions while helping the team win back-to-back state titles in hisjunior andsenior years.[3]
Rogers playedcollege football for theSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits, enrolling in 2005 and spending his first year as aredshirt.[3] As a redshirtfreshman in 2006, he appeared in all 11 games and posted 43 tackles, placing ninth on the team.[3] In a game againstUC Davis that season, he recorded 15 tackles, the highest for any South Dakota State player on the year.[3]
In 2007, Rogers started all 11 games and posted 110 tackles, leading both the team and the conference and earning first-team All-Great West Football Conference (GWFC) honors.[3][4] He was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) as a junior in 2008 after starting all 12 games and recording 93 tackles.[3] As a senior, Rogers was team captain and tallied 66 tackles, helping them reach theFCS playoffs.[4] He finished his college career with 312 stops in 46 games played.[4] He additionally forced threefumbles and intercepted three passes.[4]
Rogers began a coaching career shortly after graduating from South Dakota State, serving as agraduate assistant from 2010 to 2011 at the school.[5] He assisted thedefensive backs in his first year before moving on to thelinebackers in 2011, additionally assisting thespecial teams.[4]
In 2012, he became a graduate assistant for theFlorida Atlantic Owls, working with theoffensive line in his first year and spending early 2013 with the linebackers.[4][6]
Rogers returned to South Dakota State for the 2013 season and served as linebackers coach.[7] After serving in the position from 2013 through 2018, he was given the additional roles of co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach in 2019, while remaining linebackers coach.[8] By the start of the 2022 season, Rogers had coached at least one 100-tackle linebacker in all but one of his nine years in the position.[4] He became the sole defensive coordinator for the 2022 season and helped the Jackrabbits defense lead the FCS in rushing defense and interceptions, while having the third-lowest points allowed.[9] He was named the FCS Coordinator of the Year as South Dakota State went on to win the NCAA Division I FCS National Championship beatingNorth Dakota State.[10][11]
John Stiegelmeier retired as SDSU's head coach following 26 seasons capped by the 2022 NCAA D-1 FCS National Championship and Rogers was named head coach of the Jackrabbits.[12] Rogers was awarded the Eddie Robinson coach of the year in his first year as head coach for the Jackrabbits.
On December 28, 2024, Rogers was announced asWashington State head coach.[13] He led the Cougars to a 6–6 season.
On December 5, 2025, Rogers was named the head football coach atIowa State University.
Rogers is married and has two children.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits(Missouri Valley Football Conference)(2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | South Dakota State | 15–0 | 8–0 | 1st | WNCAA Division I Championship | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | South Dakota State | 12–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | LNCAA Division I Semifinal | 3 | 3 | ||
| South Dakota State: | 27–3 | 15–1 | |||||||
| Washington State Cougars(Pac-12 Conference)(2025) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Washington State | 6–6 | 1–0 | 1st | Famous Idaho Potato* | ||||
| Washington State: | 6–6 | 1–0 | *Did not coach bowl game | ||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones(Big 12 Conference)(2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Iowa State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Iowa State: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
