Roger A. Hughes (born September 4, 1960) is an

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coach and former player. He served as the head coach at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

from 2000 to 2009, and amassed a 47–52 record. He was the head coach at

Stetson University Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...

, which revived their program after a hiatus of more than 50 years beginning with the 2013 season. On May 7, 2021, Hughes resigned to become the president of

Doane University Doane University is a private university in Crete, Nebraska. It has additional campuses in Lincoln and Omaha, as well as online programs. History Doane College was founded on July 11, 1872, by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer for the Burli ...

Biography

Hughes grew up in

Crawford, Nebraska Crawford is a city in Dawes County, in the northwestern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1886 and was named for the late Captain Emmet ...

and was a three-sport athlete at Crawford High School. He received a basketball scholarship to attend Nebraska Western Junior College, where he spent one year, before transferring to

Doane College Doane University is a private university in Crete, Nebraska. It has additional campuses in Lincoln and Omaha, as well as online programs. History Doane College was founded on July 11, 1872, by Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer for the Burli ...

. He played golf and football as a

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there and graduated in 1982. Hughes served as an assistant coach at Doane,

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...

, Wisconsin–Whitewater,

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, and

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. In 2000, he was hired as the head coach at

. Hughes' best season came in 2006, when the Tigers finished with a 9–1 mark to share the

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co-championship with

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. In the preseason, Princeton had been picked to finish sixth (of eight) in the conference, and the team's performance earned Hughes consideration as a finalist for the

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, which is given to the best head coach at the Division I

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level.Roger Hughes
Princeton University, retrieved June 25, 2010. Princeton finished the 2009 season with a 4–6 record for the third consecutive year. Hughes was fired the following day on November 23.Hughes fired as head coach
''The Daily Princetonian'', November 23, 2009. At the time of his termination, Hughes had the sixth-worst record by

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of the school's 21 coaches. In 2010, former

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifi ...

coach

Jeff Jagodzinski Jeff Jagodzinski (born October 12, 1963) is an American football offensive line coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He was previously the offensive coord ...

hired Hughes to be the

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for the

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of the UFL.Football: Nebraska native back from Ivy League for UFL job
''The Omaha World-Herald'', May 6, 2010.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Stetson profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Roger 1960 births Living people Cameron Aggies football coaches Doane Tigers football coaches Doane Tigers football players Dartmouth Big Green football coaches Omaha Nighthawks coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches Princeton Tigers football coaches Stetson Hatters football coaches Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football coaches People from Crawford, Nebraska Coaches of American football from Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska