Troy Purcell

Troy Purcell (born c. 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Carroll College, a position he has held since 2019.^[1][2][3] He also was the head football coach for Regis High School, Lincoln County High School, Havre High School,^[4] and Bozeman High School.^[5] He also coached for Idaho.^[6] He played college football for Carroll (MT) as a running back and linebacker.^[7]

Troy Purcell

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Carroll (MT)
Conference	Frontier
Record	43–20
Biographical details
Born	c. 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) Helena, Montana, U.S.
Alma mater	Carroll College (1990) Montana State University–Northern (2010)
Playing career
1986–1989	Carroll (MT)
Position	Running back / linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993	Regis HS (OR)
1994–1999	Lincoln County HS (MT)
2000–2004	Havre HS (MT)
2005–2015	Bozeman HS (MT)
2016	Idaho (ILB)
2017	Idaho (TE)
2018	Idaho (ST/TE)
2019–present	Carroll (MT)
Head coaching record
Overall	43–20 (college) 169–86 (high school)
Tournaments	0–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Frontier Conference (2020, 2022)

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA Coaches'#
Carroll Fighting Saints (Frontier Conference) (2019–present)
2019	Carroll	6–4	6–4	T–3rd		25
2020–21	Carroll	3–2	3–1	T–1st	L NAIA First Round	22
2021	Carroll	6–4	6–4	4th
2022	Carroll	8–3	8–2	T–1st	L NAIA First Round	16
2023	Carroll	7–3	5–3	T–4th		24
2024	Carroll	7–3	6–2	T–2nd
2025	Carroll	6–1	3–0	(West)
Carroll:		43–20	37–16
Total:		43–20
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Regis Rams () (1991–1993)
Regis:		22–9
Lincoln County Lions () (1994–1999)
Lincoln County:		32–23
Havre Blue Ponies () (2000–2004)
Havre:		40–13
Bozeman Hawks () (2005–2015)
2005	Bozeman	3–7	2–7	11th
2006	Bozeman	4–6	4–5	8th
2007	Bozeman	4–6	4–6	8th
2008	Bozeman	3–7	3–7	10th
2009	Bozeman	6–4	6–4	6th
2010	Bozeman	12–0	9–0	1st
2011	Bozeman	3–7	3–7	11th
2012	Bozeman	9–4	7–3	5th
2013	Bozeman	13–0	10–0	1st
2014	Bozeman	5–6	5–5	7th
2015	Bozeman	13–1	9–1	1st
Bozeman:		75–48	62–45
Total:		169–86
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth