Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez
Title: Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Phone: 575-624-8285
Email: rodriguez@nmmi.edu

Rodriguez joined the NMMI coaching staff in 2016. He was born and raised in Artesia, N.M., winning state championships with the Bulldogs in 2003 and 2004.

As the run game coordinator during the 2021 season, the Broncos led NJCAA Division I with 3,746 rushing yards. The offense ranked second in the nation with 5,625 total yards while leading the country in scoring with 526 points.

Coach Rod played his college ball at Pima CC, starting two seasons before graduating in 2006 and transferring to Emporia State for one season, and then New Mexico State, where he played in 2010 as a senior.

Rodriguez served as a grad assistant at NMSU in 2011 before moving on to Western New Mexico, where he served as tight ends coach for two seasons and offensive line coach from 2014-2015.

Rodriguez has a wife, Sara, and a daughter, Morrene. His brother, Jourdan, is the defensive coordinator at Artesia High.