Troy Purcell (born c. 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Carroll College, a position he has held since 2019.[1][2][3] He also was the head football coach for Regis High School, Lincoln County High School, Havre High School,[4] and Bozeman High School.[5] He also coached for Idaho.[6] He played college football for Carroll (MT) as a running back and linebacker.[7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Carroll (MT) |
| Conference | Frontier |
| Record | 36–17 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carroll College (1990) Montana State University–Northern (2010) |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | Carroll (MT) |
| Position(s) | Running back / linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1993 | Regis HS (OR) |
| 1994–1999 | Lincoln County HS (MT) |
| 2000–2004 | Havre HS (MT) |
| 2005–2015 | Bozeman HS (MT) |
| 2016 | Idaho (ILB) |
| 2017 | Idaho (TE) |
| 2018 | Idaho (ST/TE) |
| 2019–present | Carroll (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–17 (college) 169–86 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Frontier Conference (2020, 2022) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches'# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Fighting Saints (Frontier Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Carroll | 6–4 | 6–4 | T–3rd | 25 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Carroll | 3–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | L NAIA First Round | 22 | |||
| 2021 | Carroll | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Carroll | 8–3 | 8–2 | T–1st | L NAIA First Round | 16 | |||
| 2023 | Carroll | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | 24 | ||||
| 2024 | Carroll | 6–1 | 5–0 | 21 | |||||
| Carroll: | 36–17 | 33–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Rams () (1991–1993) | |||||||||
| Regis: | 22–9 | ||||||||
| Lincoln County Lions () (1994–1999) | |||||||||
| Lincoln County: | 32–23 | ||||||||
| Havre Blue Ponies () (2000–2004) | |||||||||
| Havre: | 40–13 | ||||||||
| Bozeman Hawks () (2005–2015) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Bozeman | 3–7 | 2–7 | 11th | |||||
| 2006 | Bozeman | 4–6 | 4–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2007 | Bozeman | 4–6 | 4–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2008 | Bozeman | 3–7 | 3–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2009 | Bozeman | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Bozeman | 12–0 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | Bozeman | 3–7 | 3–7 | 11th | |||||
| 2012 | Bozeman | 9–4 | 7–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Bozeman | 13–0 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | Bozeman | 5–6 | 5–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2015 | Bozeman | 13–1 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| Bozeman: | 75–48 | 62–45 | |||||||
| Total: | 169–86 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Troy Purcell - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Carroll College Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Carroll College coach Troy Purcell reflects on missed opportunities of 2023 football season". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). November 18, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Carroll football coach Troy Purcell has Saints on right path in fifth year at helm". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). September 14, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Mansch, Scott. "Troy Purcell comes home to take over Carroll football program". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Troy Purcell named head football coach at Carroll College". KTVH. December 8, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Troy Purcell - Football Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Carroll College names former player Troy Purcell head coach". AP News. December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
