Rocky Larson

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Rocky Larson
Current position
Title Athletic director & head coach
Team Mayville State
Conference Frontier
Record20–41
Biographical details
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–River Falls (BA)
Concordia University Irvine (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2014 UW–River Falls (SA)
2015 Minnesota (intern)
2015 UW–La Crosse (DBs)
2016–2019UW–River Falls (DC)
2020–present Mayville State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2023–2024 Mayville State (interim)
2024–presentMayville State
Head coaching record
Overall20–41

Rocky Larson is an American college football coach and athletic director, currently the head football coach and athletic director at Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota. [1] He has held his position has head football coach since 2020 and has been the athletic director since 2023. [2] [3]

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Coaching career

Early coaching career

Larson attended college at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls in River Falls, Wisconsin from 2010–2014. [4] While there he served as a student assistant on the Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons football team for five seasons. [4] [1] He then spent one spring as an intern for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, then he spent that following season as the defensive backs coach at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin. [5] [1]

Wisconsin–River Falls

In March of 2016, Larson was hired as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. [6] He spent four seasons with the Falcons, in which he coached 12 All-WIAC players, 1 NCAA Division III All-American, and had one player, Nick Jacobsen, who was picked up by the Minnesota Vikings for their rookie camp. [1]

Mayville State

In 2020, Larson was named as the head coach at Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota. [2] Since being hired, he has accumulated an overall record of 20–41. The Comets currently are members of the Frontier Conference. [7]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA Coaches'#
Mayville State (North Star Athletic Association)(2020–2024)
2020 Mayville State2–71–65th
2021 Mayville State2–92–65th
2022 Mayville State3–80–67th
2023 Mayville State4–73–5T–3rd
2024 Mayville State4–63–5T–3rd
Mayville State (Frontier Conference)(2025–present)
2025 Mayville State5–42–2(East)
Mayville State:20–4111–30
Total:20–41
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Personal life

In 2023, Larson was named as the interim athletic director at Mayville State, then he was named as the full time athletic director in 2024. [3]

Larson has two children and a wife named Richell. [1]

In 2017, Larson graduated from Concordia University Irvine with a master of arts degree in coach and athletic administration. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rocky Larson". msucomets.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Rocky Larson named head football coach". mayvillestate.edu. February 1, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Rocky Larson named athletic director". mayvillestate.edu. May 28, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Rocky Larson". uwrfsports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rocky Larson". uwlathletics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Newman, David (March 31, 2016). "Rocky Larson, 24, hired as UW-River Falls football defensive coordinator". Republican Eagle. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Frontier Conference Expands to 11 Full-time Members". fcsports.org. Helena, MT. May 21, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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