Darryl Rogers placed on 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

FRESNO, Calif. – Darryl Rogers, a former Fresno State student-athlete (1956) and head football coach (1966-72), will be on the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Thursday.

Rogers, listed on the HOF coaches' ballot, is one of six coaches for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision to appear on the 2018 ballot. In total, the ballot will include 75 players and six coaches from the FBS and 98 players and 31 coaches from the NCAA divisional and NAIA ranks.

While coaching for the Bulldogs, Rogers led Fresno State to a California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in 1968 as well as bowl games in 1968 and 1971. Rogers owned a 43-32-1 career record at Fresno State, leading the 'Dogs to six winning seasons of his seven at the helm of the program.

Rogers coached one season at Cal State-Hayward (1965) before Fresno State, and after his tenure with the Bulldogs he went on to coach at San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79) and Arizona State (1980-84).

In his 20 seasons as a collegiate coach, he compiled a 126-77-7 record. Rogers was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1977 and National Coach of the Year by Sporting News in 1978.

The 2018 class will officially be inducted during the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 4, 2018, at the New York Hilton Midtown. The inductees will be permanently enshrined at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta later that December and honored on the field during the 14th Annual National Hall of Fame Salute during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. They will also be honored at their respective schools at an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2018 season.

For more information, visit the National Football Foundation website at -- www.footballfoundation.org.

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