Paul Roach (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 24, 1927 |
| Alma mater | Black Hills State |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1950 | Black Hills State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1953 | Hettinger HS (ND) |
| 1954–1956 | Dickinson HS (ND) (OB) |
| 1957–1961 | North Dakota State (backfield) |
| 1962–1970 | Wyoming (OB) |
| 1971 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1972–1974 | Oakland Raiders (OB) |
| 1975–1976 | Green Bay Packers (OC) |
| 1977–1980 | Denver Broncos (OB) |
| 1987–1990 | Wyoming |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1996 | Wyoming |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–15 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 WAC (1987–1988) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× WAC Coach of the Year (1987–1988) | |
Paul Roach (born October 24, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1990. While there, he compiled a 35–15 record, had a .700 winning percentage, highest in school history,[1] and two seasons of ten or more wins (1987–1988). During that time he also served as the school's athletic director, and won two Western Athletic Conference championships. In both those years, he won WAC Coach of the Year honors, and was a two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year.
Roach also worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders. He graduated from Black Hills Teacher's College (now Black Hills State University) in 1952.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Wyoming | 10–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L Holiday | ||||
| 1988 | Wyoming | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L Holiday | 20 | |||
| 1989 | Wyoming | 5–6 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1990 | Wyoming | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th | L Copper | ||||
| Wyoming: | 35–15 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Wyoming Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 22, 2013.