Chuck Fairbanks
Chuck Fairbanks went 59–41–1 as a head coach, 1967–1981, at Oklahoma and Colorado. Share
- Record
- 59–41–1 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 3 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 11–1, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 1st | Orange Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1968 | Oklahoma | 7–4 | 1st | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1969 | Oklahoma | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1970 | Oklahoma | 7–4–1 | T–2nd | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl T | 20 | |
| 1971 | Oklahoma | 11–1 | 2nd | Sugar Bowl W | 2 | |
| 1972 | Oklahoma | 11–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl W | 2 | |
| 1973–78: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1979 | Colorado | 3–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1980 | Colorado | 1–10 | T–7th | |||
| 1981 | Colorado | 3–8 | 7th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Tom BrahaneyConsensus All‑American, 1971 and 1972- Steve ZabelNo. 6 pick, 1970
Mark HaynesNo. 8 pick, 1980- Jim FilesNo. 13 pick, 1970
- Eddie HintonNo. 25 pick, 1969
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 34 | 15–19 | 44% |
| Against top-10 teams | 20 | 10–10 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 36 | 22–14 | 61% |
| Conference games | 63 | 39–24 | 62% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 14–14–1 | 50% |
| At home | 50 | 33–17 | 66% |
| On the road | 40 | 21–19 | 53% |
| At neutral sites | 11 | 5–5–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 56 | 46–9–1 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 13–32 | 29% |
His own 101 games on file, 1967–1981, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Crowder 1967–1972 | 4–2 | Colorado | 6 | |
| Vince Gibson 1967–1972 | 4–2 | Kansas State | 6 | |
| Bob Devaney 1967–1972 | 3–3 | Nebraska | 6 | |
| Darrell Royal 1967–1972 | 2–4 | Texas | 6 | |
| Johnny Majors 1968–1972 | 5–0 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Don Fambrough 1971–1981 | 3–2 | Kansas | 5 | |
| Pepper Rodgers 1967–1970 | 4–0 | Kansas | 4 | |
| Dan Devine 1967–1970 | 3–1 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Floyd Gass 1969–1971 | 3–0 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| Hayden Fry 1968–1971 | 2–1 | SMU | 3 |
Chuck Fairbanks’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Kansasseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Missouriseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Nebraskaseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Coloradoseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Texasseries | 6 | 2–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–57 | Ishpeming HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1958–61 | Arizona State | Assistant coach | |
| 1962–65 | Houston | Assistant coach | |
| 1966 | Oklahoma | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1967–72 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 1973–78 | New England Patriots NFL | Head coach | |
| 1979–81 | Colorado | Head coach | |
| 1983 | New Jersey Generals USFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank KushArizona State
- Bill YeomanHouston
- Jim MacKenzieOklahoma
Assistants who became head coaches
- Barry SwitzerOklahoma, Dallas Cowboys
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Galen HallFlorida, Orlando Thunder, Charlotte Rage, Rhein Fire, Orlando Rage
- Jerry PettiboneNorthern Illinois, Oregon State
- Larry LacewellArkansas State
- Jim DickeyKansas State
- Jimmy JohnsonOklahoma State, Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins
- James ValekIllinois
- Ray PerkinsAlabama, Arkansas State, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones County
- Fritz ShurmurWyoming
- Doug DickeyTennessee, Florida
- Ray BraunMontana Tech, Garden City
- and 2 more
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kush | Arizona State | 1958–61 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Yeoman | Houston | 1962–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim MacKenzie | Oklahoma | 1966 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (14)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Switzer | Oklahoma, 1967–72: offensive coordinator | Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bill Michael | Oklahoma, 1967–68: defensive ends coach; 1969–72: offensive line coach | UTEP | |
| Galen Hall | Oklahoma, 1967–72: wide receivers coach | Florida, Orlando Thunder, Charlotte Rage, Rhein Fire, Orlando Rage | |
| Jerry Pettibone | Oklahoma, 1967–70: assistant freshman; 1972: recruiting coordinator | Northern Illinois, Oregon State | |
| Larry Lacewell | Oklahoma, 1969: defensive ends coach; 1970–72: defensive coordinator | Arkansas State | |
| Jim Dickey | Oklahoma, 1970–72: defensive backs coach | Kansas State | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Oklahoma, 1970–72: defensive line coach | Oklahoma State, Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins | |
| James Valek | New England Patriots, 1973–75: special teams coach | Illinois | |
| Ray Perkins | New England Patriots, 1974–77: wide receivers coach | Alabama, Arkansas State, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones County | |
| Fritz Shurmur | New England Patriots, 1978: defensive line coach | Wyoming | |
| Doug Dickey | Colorado, 1979: offensive coordinator | Tennessee, Florida | |
| Ray Braun | Colorado, 1979–80: defensive line coach | Montana Tech, Garden City | |
| Gil Krueger | New Jersey Generals, 1983: assistant coach | New Mexico State, Macalester, Wisconsin Platteville, Northern Michigan, Wisconsin–Superior | |
| Mike Stock | New Jersey Generals, 1983: offensive backs coach | Eastern Michigan |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Knotts | Colorado, 1979–81: defensive coordinator | |
| Gene Hochevar | Colorado, 1980–81: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.