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Darryl Rogers

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American football player and coach (1935–2018)

Darryl Rogers
Biographical details
Rogers with Fresno State in 1969
Born	(1934-05-28)May 28, 1934 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 10, 2018(2018-07-10) (aged 84) Fresno, California, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1956	Fresno State

Positions	Wide receiver,defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1964	Fresno City (DB)
1965	Cal State Hayward
1966–1972	Fresno State
1973–1975	San Jose State
1976–1979	Michigan State
1980–1984	Arizona State
1985–1988	Detroit Lions
1990	Oklahoma City Twisters
1991	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Head coaching record
Overall	129–84–7 (college) 18–40 (NFL) 9–9 (CFL)
Bowls	1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1CCAA (1968) 1PCAA (1975) 1Big Ten (1978)
Awards
Sporting News College Football COY (1978) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1977)

Darryl Dale Rogers (May 28, 1934 – July 10, 2018) was an Americanfootball player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State College at Hayward—now known asCalifornia State University, East Bay (1965),California State University, Fresno (1966–1972),San Jose State University (1973–1975),Michigan State University (1976–1979), andArizona State University (1980–1984), compiling a careercollege football record of 129–84–7. From 1985 to 1988, Rogers was the head coach ofDetroit Lions theNational Football League (NFL), tallying a mark of 18–40. In 1991, served as head coach of theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League (CFL), coaching the Blue Bombers to a 9–9 record and an appearance in the East Final.

Early life and education

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Born inLos Angeles, Rogers graduated fromJordan High School inLong Beach, California. After attendingLong Beach City College, Rogers transferred to Fresno State College (nowCalifornia State University, Fresno).^[1] At Fresno State, Rogers completed two degrees inphysical education, a bachelor's degree in 1957 and master's degree in 1964. He played atend, with bothwide receiver anddefensive back roles, on theFresno State Bulldogs football team in 1955 and 1956.^[2]

In the1957 NFL draft, theLos Angeles Rams selected Rogers in the 24th round.^[3]

Coaching career

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In 1961, Rogers became defensive backfield coach atFresno City College.^[4] He served as the head coach at Cal State Hayward (nowCal State East Bay) in 1965, Fresno State from 1966 to 1972,San Jose State from 1973 to 1975,Michigan State from 1976 to 1979, andArizona State from 1980 to 1984, compiling a careercollege football record of 129–84–7.

Rogers was then the head coach of theNational Football League'sDetroit Lions from 1985 to 1988, where his record was 18–40. He went 7–9 in 1985 (with home wins over four playoff teams), 5–11 in 1986, 4–11 in 1987, and 2–9 in 1988, for a career record with the Lions of 18–40.^[5] One of his more famous quotes during his unsuccessful tenure with the Lions was when he once wondered aloud to reporters after a loss, "What does a coach have to do around here to get fired?" He was succeeded byWayne Fontes.

In 1991, Rogers served as head coach of theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League (CFL) coaching the Blue Bombers to a 9–9 record and an appearance in the East Final. After the CFL stint, Rogers was named head coach of the Arkansas Miners of the fledglingProfessional Spring Football League. However, the league never made it out of its first training camp and folded just ten days before the start of the 1992 season.

Personal life

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Living inFriant, California, in his final years, Rogers was married for over 50 years. He died on July 10, 2018, inFresno, California, at the age of 84.^[6]^[7]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Cal State Hayward Pioneers(Far Western Conference)(1965)
1965	Cal State Hayward	3–7	0–0	NA
Cal State Hayward:		3–7	0–0
Fresno State Bulldogs(California Collegiate Athletic Association)(1966–1968)
1966	Fresno State	7–3	3–2	T–2nd
1967	Fresno State	3–8	3–2	T–2nd
1968	Fresno State	7–4	4–0	1st	LCamellia
Fresno State Bulldogs(Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1969–1972)
1969	Fresno State	6–4	1–3	T–5th
1970	Fresno State	8–4	4–2	3rd	LMercy
1971	Fresno State	6–5	3–2	3rd
1972	Fresno State	6–4–1	1–3	T–3rd
Fresno State:		43–32–1	19–14
San Jose State Spartans(Pacific Coast Athletic Association)(1973–1975)
1973	San Jose State	5–4–2	2–0–2	2nd
1974	San Jose State	8–3–1	2–2	T–2nd
1975	San Jose State	9–2	5–0	1st
San Jose State:		22–9–3	9–2–2
Michigan State Spartans(Big Ten Conference)(1976–1979)
1976	Michigan State	4–6–1	3–5	T–7th
1977	Michigan State	7–3–1	6–1–1	3rd
1978	Michigan State	8–3	7–1	T–1st			12
1979	Michigan State	5–6	3–5	T–6th
Michigan State:		24–18–2	19–12–1
Arizona State Sun Devils(Pacific-10 Conference)(1980–1984)
1980	Arizona State	7–4	5–3	4th
1981	Arizona State	9–2	5–2	T–2nd			16
1982	Arizona State	10–2	5–2	T–3rd	WFiesta	6	6
1983	Arizona State	6–4–1	3–3–1	T–6th
1984	Arizona State	5–6	3–4	6th
Arizona State:		37–18–1	21–14–1
Total:		129–84–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from finalCoaches Poll. ^°Rankings from finalAP Poll.

NFL

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Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
DET	1985	7	9	0	.438	4th in NFC Central	-	-
DET	1986	5	11	0	.313	3rd in NFC Central	-	-
DET	1987	4	11	0	.267	5th in NFC Central	-	-
DET	1988	2	9	0	.182	4th in NFC Central	-	-
Total		18	40	0	.310		-	-	-