IRVING, Texas - The National Football Foundation released its 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot on Monday morning, naming 78 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks to the list. Late Fresno State football head coach Darryl Rogers (1934-2018) was among the nine coaches from the FBS ranks on the 2024 ballot.
Rogers, a former Fresno State wide receiver (1955-57) and head football coach (1966-72), is listed on the HOF coaches' ballot. He is joined on the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision 2024 coaches ballot by Larry Blakeney, Jim Carlen, Pete Cawthon Sr., Larry Coker, Ralph Friedgen, Mark Dantonio, Frank Solich, and Tommy Tuberville.
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) before moving on to the NFL ranks.
In his 20 seasons as a collegiate coach, he compiled a 129-84-7 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 ballot was emailed today to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which will deliberate and select the class. The Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, includes an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
"Having a ballot and a voice in the selection of the College Football Hall of Fame inductees is one of the most cherished NFF member benefits," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, a 1989 Hall of Fame inductee from Mississippi. "There is no group more knowledgeable or passionate about college football than our membership, and the tradition of the ballot helps us engage them in the lofty responsibility of selecting those who have reached the pinnacle of achievement in our sport."
The announcement of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2024, with specific details to be announced in the future.
The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10, 2024, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2024 season.
For more information on the College Football Hall of Fame, and the National Football Foundation, visit the organization's website here.