Northern State University Athletics

John Roy enters his sixth season as the Wolves offensive line coach in the fall of 2024. He also serves as the team's offensive run game coordinator. Roy joined the NSU staff after three seasons with Rocky Mountain College.

The fall of 2023 saw the Wolves going 5-6 overall. Seven single game, season, and career school records were tied or broken in 2023, while four Wolves were named to the NSIC All-Conference teams.

In 2022, the Wolves went 6-5 overall and 3-3 in the North Division. Northern tallied their first NFCA Top-25 victory in the Schmidt-era with a 23-22 win over No. 24 Minnesota State. It was the first win over the Mavericks in over 50 years. Offensive linemen Jacob Howard and Jacob Schloe were named to the NSIC All-Conference second team. 

In the fall of 2021, the Wolves posted a 7-4 record from Dacotah Bank Stadium. Northern tallied their first win over USF in the Division II era and first win over Winona since 1999 (breaking a 14 game losing streak). In addition, it was the first time receiving votes in AFCA Top-25 Poll and first NCAA Regional Ranking in program history. Two offensive linemen were named to the NSIC All-Conference second team in Emmit Bohle and Jake Oliphant. 
 
Roy was the offensive line coach, strength and conditioning coach, and run game coordinator for Rocky Mountain College. The Battlin’ Bears were the 2018 Frontier Conference Champions and led the league in total offense, scoring, turnover margin, and points per game. They set the school rushing record in 2017 and finished second in the league in rushing yards. Roy worked with five all-conference linemen and one All-American.
 
Prior to his time at RMC, Roy was the offensive line coach at New Mexico Military Institute for one season, developing three all-conference linemen. He spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons with Southern Illinois University in a variety of roles as the strength and conditioning, video coordinator, and offensive line graduate assistant.
 
Roy began his collegiate coaching career at Southern Oregon University from 2011-12. In his two seasons, the Raiders led the nation in passing yards, yards gained, passing touchdowns, and third down scoring. He worked specifically with the tight ends, developing one all-conference student-athlete.
 
He is a 2007 graduate of Arizona Western College with an associate’s degree and 2012 graduate of Southern Oregon with a bachelor’s in Health and Physical Education and Sociology. Roy played collegiately at Arizona Western, Oregon State, and Southern Oregon. He earned all-conference accolades for the Raiders in 2010. 
 
Jon and his wife Aimee, the NSU Foundation's Director of Development, reside in Aberdeen with their son Beau.