| Roger Welsh | |
| Birth Place: | Grandview Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Muskingum College (1964) |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1960–1963 |
| Player Team2: | Muskingum |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | 1960–1963 |
| Player Team4: | Muskingum |
| Player Positions: | Safety, punter (football) Second baseman (baseball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Ohio (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1966 |
| Coach Team3: | Van Wert HS (OH) (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1967–1974 |
| Coach Team4: | Wooster (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975–1985 |
| Coach Team5: | Capital (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1986–1996 |
| Coach Team6: | Capital |
| Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
| Coach Years8: | 1966 |
| Coach Team8: | Van Wert HS (OH) |
| Coach Years9: | 1967–1974 |
| Coach Team9: | Wooster |
| Coach Years10: | 1975–1986 |
| Coach Team10: | Capital |
| Admin Years1: | ?–2007 |
| Admin Team1: | Capital |
| Overall Record: | 41–65–4 (college football) 238–251–2 (college baseball) |
| Tournament Record: | Football 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Championships: | Football 1 OAC (1987) |
| Awards: | Football OAC Coach of the Year (1987) Muskingum Hall of Fame (1996) Capital Hall of Fame (2010) |
Roger Blair Welsh[1] (born) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for Capital University from 1986 to 1996.
Welsh grew up in Grandview Heights, Ohio. He attended Muskingum and played for the football and baseball team. He served as a safety and the punter for the football team and was a second baseman for the baseball team.[2] [3]
In 1964, Welsh served as a graduate assistant for Ohio as he worked on his master's degree.[4] In 1966, he served as an assistant coach for Van Wert High School.[5] [6] In 1967, he was hired as the defensive line coach for Wooster.[7] [8] In 1975, he was hired as the defensive coordinator for Capital under head coach Gene Slaughter.[9] [10] Welsh was named Slaughter's successor prior to the 1986 season.[11] [12] [13] In eleven seasons as head coach he finished with a 41–65–4 record.[14] His best season came in 1987 as he led the Crusaders to their first out-right Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title, a 7–2–2 record, and made their first appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs.[15] He was also named OAC Coach of the Year in 1987.[16] He resigned following the 1996 season.
Welsh served as the head baseball coach for Van Wert High School in 1966. From 1967 to 1974 he was the head coach for Wooster.[17] He won 84 games as Wooster's head coach.[18] From 1975 to 1986 he served as the head coach for Capital.[19]
Welsh also served as the athletic director and retired in 2007.[20]
In 1996, Welsh was inducted into the Muskingum Hall of Fame.[21] In 2010, he was inducted into the Capital Hall of Fame.[22]