Justin Roper - Quarterbacks Coach - Football Coaches

Justin Roper

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Quarterbacks Coach

Roper is not a stranger to FCS Football. He spent his final two years as a player at the University of Montana where he played for the Grizzlies in their run to the 2009 FCS title game. Before his time at Montana, he played for Oregon and still holds the record for passing touchdowns in the Sun Bowl where he threw four touchdowns to lead the Ducks to the win in 2007.

His coaching resume started from the ground up. He began his career at the University of Findlay (Ohio) where he was the running backs coach as a graduate assistant for the 2013 season before being hired at DII power Valdosta State for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He moved to Slippery Rock before the 2016 season.

At Slippery Rock, he acted as the offensive coordinator for the last three seasons and saw SRU go a combined 26-10 in his three seasons, including an 11-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Championship in 2018.

He coached a pair of All-PSAC honorees at the quarterback position. Roland Rivers III earned first-team honors in 2018 and Tanner Garry was named to the second team in 2017.

At Valdosta State, his teams earned trips to the DII playoffs in both seasons. During 2015, the offense averaged 422.1 yards and 36.2 points per game and quarterbacks tossed for 2,971 yards and 28 touchdowns.

In 2014, Jake Medlock earned second-team all-conference honors and had the highest completion percentage in the nation at 69.9 percent.

At Findley, he coached sophomore Daiquone Ford to First Team All-Conference honors. Ford rushed for 1,780 yards and 24 TDs.

Along with playing football at Montana, he also played one season for the Grizzly basketball team that won the Big Sky title and played in the NCAA tournament.

He has recruiting ties across the south as well as in the northeast and northwest.