Rocky Long
Head Coach at Bayfield HS (CO) since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 53
- First season
- 1972
- Teams
- 11
Career
16 stints
1970s
- 1972–1973New MexicoGraduate Assistant
- 1974–1975Eldorado HS (NM)Assistant Coach
- 1978New MexicoAssistant Coach
- 1979–1980New MexicoDefensive Backs
1980s
1990s
- 1991–1995Oregon StateDefensive Coordinator
- 1996–1997UCLADefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 1998–2008New MexicoHead Coach
2000s
- 2009–2010San Diego StateDefensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2011–2019San Diego StateHead Coach
2020s
- 2020–2022New MexicoDefensive Coordinator
- 2023SyracuseDefensive Coordinator
- 2024–2025Fort LewisDefensive Analyst
- 2026–presentBayfield HS (CO)Head Coach
Coaching tree
13 mentors, 40 protégés, 13 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
57
- 2023Dino BabersCoached under · Syracuse
- 2023Nunzio CampanileCoached under · Syracuse
- 2020–2022Danny GonzalesCoached under · New Mexico
- 2019Brady HokeMentored · San Diego State
- 2018–2019Ron CaragherMentored · San Diego State
- 2017–2018Ryan LindleyMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Adam HallMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Demetrius SumlerMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Derrick BakerMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Doug DeakinMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Ernest LawsonMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Jake LaudenSlayerMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Jashon SykesMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Kevin McGarryMentored · San Diego State
- 2016Mike SchmidtMentored · San Diego State
42 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
10
- 2023Tony WhiteSucceeded · Syracuse
- 2023Troy ReffettSucceeded by · New Mexico
- 2020Brady HokeSucceeded by · San Diego State
- 2020Jordan PetersonSucceeded · New Mexico
- 2011Brady HokeSucceeded · San Diego State
- 2009Bob ElliottSucceeded · San Diego State
- 2009Mike LocksleySucceeded by · New Mexico
- 1998Dennis FranchioneSucceeded · New Mexico
- 1988Mickey MatthewsSucceeded · TCU
- 1978Spike DykesSucceeded · New Mexico
Tenure
53 seasons
- New MexicoHead coach · 1998–200811
- San Diego StateHead coach · 2011–20199
- Oregon StateCoordinator · 1991–19955
- WyomingCoordinator · 1981–19855
- New MexicoCoordinator · 2020–20223
- TCUPosition coach · 1988–19903
- New MexicoPosition coach · 1978–19803
- Fort LewisAnalyst · 2024–20252
- San Diego StateCoordinator · 2009–20102
- UCLACoordinator · 1996–19972
- BC LionsPosition coach · 1986–19872
- Eldorado HS (NM)Position coach · 1974–19752
- New MexicoAnalyst · 1972–19732
- Bayfield HS (CO)Head coach · 2026 · current1
- SyracuseCoordinator · 20231
Pipeline
7 of 12 coordinators
- 3 seasonsZach Arnettunder at San Diego State 2014 · head coach at Mississippi State2022
- 3 seasonsDanny Gonzalesunder at San Diego State 2011 · head coach at New Mexico2020
- 12 seasonsDanny Gonzalesunder at New Mexico 1999 · head coach at New Mexico2020
- 1 seasonBobby Hauckunder at San Diego State 2015 · head coach at Montana2018
- 6 seasonsDave Baldwinunder at New Mexico 2007 · head coach at Colorado State2014
- 1 seasonBob Toledounder at New Mexico 2006 · head coach at Tulane2007
- 3 seasonsBronco Mendenhallunder at New Mexico 1998 · head coach at BYU2005
- 3 seasonsJim Fenwickunder at New Mexico 1998 · head coach at Eastern Oregon2002
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Rocky Long. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.