 Long at 2016 Mountain West Media Days | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive analyst |
| Team | Fort Lewis |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 27, 1950 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) |
| 2024–present | Fort Lewis (analyst) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–107 |
| Bowls | 5–9 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MWC (2012, 2015, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
Roderick John Long Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American college football coach and former player currently working as a defensive analyst at Fort Lewis College. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Syracuse and New Mexico. He was a head coach at New Mexico and then San Diego State. He played professionally with BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Detroit Wheels of World Football League (WFL).
Long is known for his successful adaptation of a modified 3–3–5 defensive scheme.[1][2][3]
- ^ Alandt, Anthony; Miller, Wyatt (August 31, 2023). "THE GODFATHER: Syracuse's new DC pioneered its go-to defensive set". The Daily Orange. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Boyd, Ian (July 5, 2017). "The Aztec defender". Football Study Hall. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Jack (September 14, 2018). "Origin story of the 3-3-5 defense employed by ASU and SDSU". 247Sports. Retrieved August 31, 2023.