Roger Stewart also has dedicated more than 40 years to athletics in northern Idaho, including being a football official at the high school, college and professional levels. He officiated 12 years in the Arena Football League, including the Arena Bowl championship in 2016 along with two conference championships.
Roger is well known in the NCAA football world. He started officiating NCAA DII and DIII games in 1995 and worked seven postseason assignments between 1998-2005. In 2003, he was hired by the Big Sky Conference where he worked 234 games. He was selected to officiate 23 Division IAA and later FCS assignments, including three national semifinal contests. He retired from officiating Big Sky games in 2025 and is moving to the booth as a replay official in 2026, He served on the Big Sky Officials Association Board for 15 years and also served a term as board president.
Currently, Roger is the assistant coordinator for football officials in the Frontier Conference and is a lead trainer for the Northwest Intercollegiate Football Officials Association.
On the high school front, he has been a certified official in Idaho since 1984 and has worked five state championship games. He has served as the Idaho High School Activities Association’s District I Football Commissioner since 2013, overseeing recruitment, training, and game assignments in the five northern counties.
Roger has been inducted into the North Idaho Official’s Hall of Fame. He spent nearly 20 years as a board member for the North Idaho College Athletics Booster Club, which raises funds for the NIC sports and training programs.
Along with his wife Patty, they coached youth softball and basketball for many years and are the owners of Allegra of Coeur d’Alene, a regional marketing and printing business.