| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1937 (age 86–87) |
| Alma mater | North Dakota State |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1959 | North Dakota State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1960–1961 | North Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1962–1963 | Melrose HS (MN) |
| 1964–1966 | Moorhead State (assistant) |
| 1967–1969 | North Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1970–1992 | Moorhead State |
| Basketball | |
| 1962–1964 | Melrose HS (MN) (assistant) |
| 1964–1967 | Moorhead State (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1962 | North Dakota State |
| 1963–1964 | Melrose HS (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 152–80–4 (college football) 5–10 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | 2–6 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 9 NIC (1971, 1973, 1979, 1981–1982, 1984, 1988–1989, 1991) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coaches Hall of Fame NDSU Hall of Fame (1979) NIC Hall of Fame (2003) | |
Ross Fortier (born c. 1937)[1] is a retired American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach at North Dakota State University (1962) before becoming the head football coach at Moorhead State College—now known as Minnesota State University Moorhead.[2] During his 23 years as the head coach at MSU–Moorhead, he led the Dragons to nine conference championships and seven playoff appearances.[3] He was inducted to the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame in 1979.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhead State Dragons (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1970–1992) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Moorhead State | 4–4–1 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1971 | Moorhead State | 7–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Moorhead State | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Moorhead State | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Moorhead State | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Moorhead State | 2–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1976 | Moorhead State | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1977 | Moorhead State | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Moorhead State | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Moorhead State | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1980 | Moorhead State | 8–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Moorhead State | 10–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1982 | Moorhead State | 7–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1983 | Moorhead State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Moorhead State | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1985 | Moorhead State | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Moorhead State | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1987 | Moorhead State | 9–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Moorhead State | 9–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1989 | Moorhead State | 6–4 | 5–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1990 | Moorhead State | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1991 | Moorhead State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
| 1992 | Moorhead State | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Moorhead State: | 152–80–4 | 102–43–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 152–80–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
