Rocky Long
American football player and coach (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roderick John Long Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Syracuse. Prior to being hired by Syracuse, Long was the defensive coordinator at New Mexico. He played professionally with BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Detroit Wheels of World Football League (WFL).
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1950-01-27) January 27, 1950 (age 74) Provo, Utah, U.S. |
Alma mater | New Mexico (BEd) |
Playing career | |
1969–1971 | New Mexico |
1972–1973 | BC Lions |
1974 | Detroit Wheels |
1975–1976 | BC Lions |
Position(s) | Defensive back, quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972–1973 | New Mexico (GA) |
1974–1975 | Eldorado HS (NM) (assistant) |
1978 | New Mexico (OB) |
1979–1980 | New Mexico (DB) |
1981–1985 | Wyoming (DC/DB) |
1986–1987 | BC Lions (LB) |
1988–1990 | TCU (DB) |
1991–1995 | Oregon State (DC/DB) |
1996–1997 | UCLA (DC) |
1998–2008 | New Mexico |
2009–2010 | San Diego State (DC) |
2011–2019 | San Diego State |
2020–2022 | New Mexico (DC/LB) |
2023 | Syracuse (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 146–107 |
Bowls | 5–9 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 MWC (2012, 2015, 2016) | |
Awards | |
CFL Western All-Star (1977) | |
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Long is known for his successful adaptation of a modified 3–3–5 defensive scheme.[1][2][3]