Jimmy Rogers (American football coach)

Jimmy Rogers

Rogers at a post-game presser in 2023
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	South Dakota State
Conference	MVFC
Record	25–2
Biographical details
Born	(1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37) Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
2005–2009	South Dakota State
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2011	South Dakota State (GA)
2012–2013	Florida Atlantic (GA)
2013–2018	South Dakota State (LB)
2019–2021	South Dakota State (AHC/co-DC/LB)
2022	South Dakota State (AHC/DC/LB)
2023–present	South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall	25–2
Tournaments	4–0 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I (2023) 2 MVFC (2023, 2024)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (2023)

Jimmy Rogers (born 1988/1989)^[1] is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). After playing college football for the Jackrabbits, he served as a graduate assistant with them for two years before joining Florida Atlantic in 2012. He returned to South Dakota State in 2013 as linebackers coach, later receiving a promotion to defensive coordinator in 2019, the position he served in until being named head coach in 2023. He closed his first season as Jackrabbit head coach by leading his team to the NCAA Division 1 FCS National Championship in Frisco, TX, January 7, 2024.