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Roger Harring

Roger Harring (October 4, 1932 – August 12, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He won 340 games over 42 seasons at both the high school and college levels.

Biographical details
(1932-10-04)October 4, 1932Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
August 12, 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 88)La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Wisconsin–La Crosse
Ladysmith HS (WI)
Lincoln HS (WI)
Wisconsin–La Crosse
261–75–7 (college)
0–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs)10–4 (NAIA D-II playoffs)13–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
1 NAIA Division II (1985)2 NCAA Division III (1992, 1995)15 WIAC (1971, 1973–1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996, 1999)
AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1995)7× WIAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1989, 1991–1993, 1996, 1999)
College Football Hall of FameInducted in 2005 (profile)

Roger Harring (October 4, 1932 – August 12, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He won 340 games over 42 seasons at both the high school and college levels.

Harring graduated from Wisconsin State College–La Crosse (later renamed University of Wisconsin–La Crosse). He graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education.

After graduating from La Crosse, Harring coached high school football at Ladysmith High School in Ladysmith, Wisconsin (1958–1962) and at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (1963–1968). He won 79 games as a high school coach.

In 1969, Harring accepted the head coaching job at his alma mater. At Wisconsin–La Crosse, he had a 261–75–7 record. He won 15 conference titles and three national championships (1985, 1992, 1995) before his retirement in 1999.

Harring was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse later named its football stadium “Harring Stadium” in honor of Harring's legacy. Harring Stadium is part of the facility that is officially called Veterans Memorial Sports Field Complex.

Harring died at the age of 88 on August 12, 2021.

UW-L football game at Roger Harring Veterans Memorial Stadium

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
La Crosse State / Wisconsin–La Crosse Indians/Eagles (Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference / Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1969–present)
1969La Crosse State5–54–45th
1970La Crosse State5–4–14–3–16th
1971Wisconsin–La Crosse8–27–1T–1st
1972Wisconsin–La Crosse8–27–12nd
1973Wisconsin–La Crosse9–27–11stL NAIA Division I Semifinal
1974Wisconsin–La Crosse8–27–1T–1st
1975Wisconsin–La Crosse8–37–1T–1st
1976Wisconsin–La Crosse7–35–3T–4th
1977Wisconsin–La Crosse6–2–25–2–13rd
1978Wisconsin–La Crosse9–27–1T–1stL NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
1979Wisconsin–La Crosse7–26–2T–2nd
1980Wisconsin–La Crosse8–26–2T–1st
1981Wisconsin–La Crosse6–44–4T–4th
1982Wisconsin–La Crosse8–27–11st
1983Wisconsin–La Crosse9–3–16–1–12ndL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1984Wisconsin–La Crosse8–26–23rd
1985Wisconsin–La Crosse11–1–25–1–22ndW NAIA Division II Championship
1986Wisconsin–La Crosse10–27–1T–1stL NAIA Division II Semifinal
1987Wisconsin–La Crosse5–55–3T–3rd
1988Wisconsin–La Crosse11–36–2T–2ndL NAIA Division II Championship
1989Wisconsin–La Crosse12–27–11stL NAIA Division II Championship
1990Wisconsin–La Crosse9–27–12ndL NAIA Division II First Round
1991Wisconsin–La Crosse10–27–11stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1992Wisconsin–La Crosse12–0–16–0–11stW NCAA Division III Championship
1993Wisconsin–La Crosse11–17–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1994Wisconsin–La Crosse8–25–2T–2nd
1995Wisconsin–La Crosse14–07–01stW NCAA Division III Championship
1996Wisconsin–La Crosse11–27–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1997Wisconsin–La Crosse7–25–2T–2nd
1998Wisconsin–La Crosse4–54–35th
1999Wisconsin–La Crosse7–46–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
La Crosse State / Wisconsin–La Crosse:261–75–7186–48–6
Total:261–75–7
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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