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'''Roger Thomas''' (born August 19, 1947) is an [[American football]] coach, currently head coach at the [[University of Mary]]. Thomas was the [[head coach]] of the [[University of North Dakota]] (UND) [[University of North Dakota football|Fighting Sioux football]] team from 1986 to 1998, and the [[University of North Dakota athletics|UND]] [[athletic director]] from 1999 to 2005. From there, he went on to serve as the commissioner of the NCAA Division II [[North Central Conference]] from 2005 until the conference's demise in 2008.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|19}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = c. 1967
| player_team2 = [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football|Augustana (SD)]]
| player_positions = [[Running back]], [[quarterback]]
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1969–1975
| coach_team2 = [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football|Augustana (SD)]] (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1976–1977
| coach_team3 = [[Sioux Falls Cougars football|Sioux Falls]]
| coach_years4 = 1978–1979
| coach_team4 = [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota]] ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years5 = 1980–1982
| coach_team5 = [[Cal State Fullerton Titans football|Cal State Fullerton]] (AHC/OC)
| coach_years6 = 1983
| coach_team6 = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] (offensive backfield)
| coach_years7 = 1984–1985
| coach_team7 = [[Toronto Argonauts]] (offensive backfield / receivers)
| coach_years8 = 1986–1998
| coach_team8 = [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota]]
| coach_sport9 = Baseball
| coach_years10 = 1973
| coach_team10 = [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|Augustana (SD)]]
| admin_years1 = 1999–2005
| admin_team1 = [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks|North Dakota]]
| admin_years2 = 2005–2008
| admin_team2 = [[North Central Conference|NCC]] (commissioner)
| admin_years3 = 2008–2017
| admin_team3 = [[Mary Marauders|Mary]]
| overall_record = 91–60–2 (football)<br>6–18 (baseball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = Football<br>4–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
| championships = Football<br>[[North Central Conference|NCC]] (1993–1995)
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'''Roger Thomas''' (born August 19, 1947) is a former American college athletics administrator and [[gridiron football|American football]] coach. He was the [[athletic director]] at the [[University of Mary]] from 2008 to 2017. Thomas was previously the head football coach at Sioux Falls College—now known as the [[University of Sioux Falls]]—from 1976 to 1977 and at the [[University of North Dakota]] from 1986 to 1998. He was also the athletic director at North Dakota from 1999 to 2005. Subsequently, he served as the commissioner of the [[NCAA Division II]]'s [[North Central Conference]] (NCC) from 2005 until the conference's demise in 2008.


==Head coaching record==
==Career==
===Football===
*1969-1976 [[Augustana College (South Dakota)|Augustana College]] - assistant coach
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
*1976-1977 [[Sioux Falls College]] - head coach
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
*1978-1979 University of North Dakota - [[offensive coordinator]]
| name = [[Sioux Falls Cougars football|Sioux Falls Braves]]
*1980-1982 [[California State University, Fullerton]] - assistant head coach/offensive coordinator
| conf = [[Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)|Tri-State Conference]]
*1983 [[University of Minnesota]] - offensive backfield coach
| startyear = 1976
*1984-1985 [[Toronto Argonauts]] - offensive backfield/receivers coach
| endyear = 1977
*1986-1998 University of North Dakota - head coach
}}
*1999-2005 University of North Dakota - athletic director
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
*2005-2008 North Central Conference - commissioner
| championship =
*2008–present [[University of Mary]] - athletic director
| year = [[1976 NAIA Division II football season|1976]]
| name = Sioux Falls
| overall = 1–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1977 NAIA Division II football season|1977]]
| name = Sioux Falls
| overall = 0–6
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Sioux Falls
| overall = 1–11
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota Fighting Sioux]]
| conf = [[North Central Conference]]
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1998
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1986 NCAA Division II football season|1986]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1987 NCAA Division II football season|1987]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1988 NCAA Division II football season|1988]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1989 NCAA Division II football season|1989]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 3–7–1
| conference = 2–6–1
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1990 NCAA Division II football season|1990]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1991 NCAA Division II football season|1991]]
| name = [[1991 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team|North Dakota]]
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1992 NCAA Division II football season|1992]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 6–4–1
| conference = 6–2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II First Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1993 NCAA Division II football season|1993]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Semifinal]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1994 NCAA Division II football season|1994]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Semifinal]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1995 NCAA Division II football season|1995]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II First Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1996 NCAA Division II football season|1996]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1997 NCAA Division II football season|1997]]
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1998 NCAA Division II football season|1998]]
| name = [[1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team|North Dakota]]
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II First Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = North Dakota
| overall = 90–49–2
| confrecord = 75–39–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 91–60–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}


==External links==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 17 July 2024

Roger Thomas
Biographical details
Born (1947-08-19) August 19, 1947 (age 77)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1967Augustana (SD)
Position(s)Running back, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1969–1975Augustana (SD) (assistant)
1976–1977Sioux Falls
1978–1979North Dakota (OC)
1980–1982Cal State Fullerton (AHC/OC)
1983Minnesota (offensive backfield)
1984–1985Toronto Argonauts (offensive backfield / receivers)
1986–1998North Dakota
Baseball
1973Augustana (SD)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1999–2005North Dakota
2005–2008NCC (commissioner)
2008–2017Mary
Head coaching record
Overall91–60–2 (football)
6–18 (baseball)
TournamentsFootball
4–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
NCC (1993–1995)

Roger Thomas (born August 19, 1947) is a former American college athletics administrator and American football coach. He was the athletic director at the University of Mary from 2008 to 2017. Thomas was previously the head football coach at Sioux Falls College—now known as the University of Sioux Falls—from 1976 to 1977 and at the University of North Dakota from 1986 to 1998. He was also the athletic director at North Dakota from 1999 to 2005. Subsequently, he served as the commissioner of the NCAA Division II's North Central Conference (NCC) from 2005 until the conference's demise in 2008.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Sioux Falls Braves (Tri-State Conference) (1976–1977)
1976 Sioux Falls 1–5
1977 Sioux Falls 0–6
Sioux Falls: 1–11
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1986–1998)
1986 North Dakota 2–9 2–7 9th
1987 North Dakota 6–4 5–4 T–4th
1988 North Dakota 7–4 5–4 T–4th
1989 North Dakota 3–7–1 2–6–1 9th
1990 North Dakota 7–3 7–2 2nd
1991 North Dakota 7–2 6–2 T–2nd
1992 North Dakota 6–4–1 6–2–1 2nd L NCAA Division II First Round
1993 North Dakota 10–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1994 North Dakota 10–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal
1995 North Dakota 9–2 8–1 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1996 North Dakota 7–3 6–3 T–2nd
1997 North Dakota 8–2 7–2 T–2nd
1998 North Dakota 8–3 7–2 3rd L NCAA Division II First Round
North Dakota: 90–49–2 75–39–2
Total: 91–60–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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