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Rocky Rees
Biographical details
Born	June 9, 1949
Died	December 20, 2018 (aged 69)
Playing career
1967–1970	West Chester
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971	West Chester (GA)
1972–1973	Newark HS (DE) (assistant)
1974–1976	Newark HS (DE)
1977–1983	Bucknell (OC)
1984	Colgate (assistant)
1985–1989	Susquehanna
1990–2010	Shippensburg
Head coaching record
Overall	159–125–2 (college)
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs); 1–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 MAC (1986–1987, 1989); 1 PSAC (2009); 1 PSAC Western Division (2004); 1 PSAC Eastern Division (2009)

William M. "Rocky" Rees (June 9, 1949 – December 20, 2018) was an American football player and coach. Rees served as the head football coach at Susquehanna University from 1985 to 1989 and at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2010, compiling a career college football record of 159–125–2.

Rees grew up in Morristown, New Jersey and was captain of the football team at Bayley-Ellard High School.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Susquehanna Crusaders (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1985–1989)
1985	Susquehanna	3–7	3–6	7th
1986	Susquehanna	11–1	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1987	Susquehanna	8–2	7–2	1st
1988	Susquehanna	6–4	6–2	3rd
1989	Susquehanna	8–1–1	7–1	1st
Susquehanna:		36–15–1	32–11
Shippensburg Red Raiders (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1990–2010)
1990	Shippensburg	5–6	2–4	5th (West)
1991	Shippensburg	10–3	4–2	2nd (West)	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1992	Shippensburg	3–7–1	2–3–1	4th (West)
1993	Shippensburg	6–5	2–4	T–5th (West)
1994	Shippensburg	5–6	2–4	T–4th (West)
1995	Shippensburg	3–8	2–4	5th (West)
1996	Shippensburg	3–8	2–4	5th (West)
1997	Shippensburg	6–4	4–2	2nd (West)
1998	Shippensburg	7–4	4–2	3rd (West)
1999	Shippensburg	8–3	4–2	3rd (West)
2000	Shippensburg	5–6	2–4	T–4th (West)
2001	Shippensburg	8–3	5–1	2nd (West)
2002	Shippensburg	6–5	4–2	T–2nd (West)
2003	Shippensburg	8–3	4–2	3rd (West)
2004	Shippensburg	10–2	5–1	T–1st (West)	L NCAA Division II First Round
2005	Shippensburg	4–7	2–4	5th (West)
2006	Shippensburg	5–6	3–3	T–4th (West)
2007	Shippensburg	3–8	2–4	5th (West)
2008	Shippensburg	4–7	3–4	2nd (East)
2009	Shippensburg	9–3	6–1	1st (East)	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2010	Shippensburg	5–6	3–4	5th (East)
Shippensburg:		123–110–1	67–61–1
Total:		159–125–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ 2009 Football Coaching Staff: Rocky Rees, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Raiders football team. Accessed August 19, 2012. "Rees played football at Bayley Ellard Regional High School in Madison, New Jersey where he twice named All-County and was selected as a team captain his senior season. Following graduation in 1967, the Morristown, New Jersey native attended West Chester University where he earned All-PSAC Eastern Division honors as a running back in 1968 and 1970."