[3] After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford, Rogers taught and coached at California Union High School.
[6][8] He advocated for a ban on championships for boys' sports, as he was of the opinion that it created an anti-social competitive spirit.
[11] Soon after taking office, Rogers announced he would implement his player control system at Boston University.
[14] His plan faced opposition from the school's football players, who threatened to boycott the October 17, 1931 game against Geneva College.
[17][18] The team blamed their November 7 loss to Tufts University on the system, but head coach Hilary Mahaney chose to stick with it for the remainder of the season.
Rogers admitted that his system "so completely failed to win the support of athletes that [its] enforced continuance would seriously reduce the morale of the squad".
[21][14] In 1935, President Daniel L. Marsh announced the dissolution of the department of student health and physical education.
[23][24] Rogers moved to Palo Colorado Canyon, California with his second wife, Marion Lane Banks.