Augsburg College Athletics Staff -- Roger Lipelt

Football Assistant Coach -- Running Backs
Contact Roger: (612) 330-1235

A veteran coach for more than 30 years in Minnesota high school football, Roger Lipelt (Hamline '65) joins the Augsburg coaching staff for his third season in the collegiate ranks, coaching the running backs. He will also share offensive coordinator duties with Drew Privette, handling the running game.

For 21 years, Lipelt was the head coach at Wayzata (Minn.) HS, where he led the Trojans to three state tournament berths (1981, 1986, 1995) before retiring after the 1998 season. He also coached Wayzata's boys' tennis team for 18 years, guiding the team to two Class AA state titles (1993, 1999). Prior to coming to Wayzata, Lipelt was the football head coach at Worthington (Minn.) HS. Earlier in his football coaching career, he served as head coach at West Concord (Minn.) HS and as an assistant coach at Owatonna (Minn.) HS.

A native of Owatonna, Minn., Lipelt earned his degree in history education from Hamline University in 1965 and his master's degree in political science from Winona State University in 1970. Lipelt and his wife, Joanne, have three daughters -- Heather, Heidi and Holly -- and three grandchildren -- Josie, Rosemary and Jake -- and live in Plymouth, Minn.