Bruce Rollinson (born October 13, 1949) is a former high school football coach best known for his 34-year tenure as head coach at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he established the program as one of the nation's top high school football teams, winning multiple CIF Southern Section championships and national titles. Rollinson announced his retirement in November 2022. In 2023, he was inducted into the CIF Southern Section Hall of Fame. He is a Mater Dei alumnus and played college football at the University of Southern California.
Notable players Rollinson coached Matt Barkley, Bryce Young, Matt Leinart, Colt Brennan, Domani Jackson, David Bailey (American football), JT Daniels, Nikko Remigio, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ryan Stonehouse, Eli Ricks, Max Wittek, Lenny Vandermade, David Gibson (American football), Matt Grootegoed, Austin Faoliu, Khaled Holmes, Solomon Tuliaupupu, Olive Sagapolu, Chase McGrath, Nicky Sualua, Thomas Duarte, Quentin Lake, among others.
Head coaching record High School Year Team Regular Season PostseasonWon LostTiesWin %Finish Result 1989Mater Dei7402nd in Angelus LeagueCIF-SS Division I First Round 1990Mater Dei7602nd in Angelus LeagueCIF-SS Division I Semifinalists 1991Mater Dei1310T-1st in Angelus LeagueCIF-SS Division I Champions 1992Mater Dei9211st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Quarterfinalists 1993Mater Dei12201st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Finalists1994Mater Dei14001st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Champions 1995Mater Dei1020T-1st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Quarterfinalists 1996Mater Dei14001st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Champions 1997Mater Dei13101st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Finalists 1998Mater Dei13101st in South Coast LeagueCIF-SS Division I Champions 1999Mater Dei11211st in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I co-Champions 2000Mater Dei9302nd in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I Quarterfinalists 2001Mater Dei8502nd in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I Semifinalists 2002Mater Dei10402nd in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I Finalists 2003Mater Dei850T-1st in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I Semifinalists 2004Mater Dei830T-1st in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I First Round 2005Mater Dei940T-1st in Serra LeagueCIF-SS Division I Semifinalists 2006Mater Dei830T-3rd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division First Round 2007Mater Dei920T-1st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Quarterfinalists 2008Mater Dei840T-1st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Quarterfinalists 2009Mater Dei6503rd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division First Round 2010Mater Dei8503rd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Semifinalists 2011Mater Dei4604th in Trinity LeagueNo playoffs, did not qualify 2012Mater Dei11302nd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Finalists 2013Mater Dei11302nd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Finalists 2014Mater Dei9303rd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Quarterfinalists 2015Mater Dei10302nd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS PAC-5 Division Semifinalists 2016Mater Dei13101st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Finalists 2017Mater Dei15001st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Champions 2018Mater Dei13202nd in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Champions 2019Mater Dei12101st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Finalists 2020Mater Dei5001st in Trinity LeagueNo playoffs due to COVID-19 2021Mater Dei12001st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Champions 2022Mater Dei12101st in Trinity LeagueCIF-SS Division 1 Finalists Total 341 87 2
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