Don Fambrough
Don Fambrough went 36–49–5 as a head coach, 1971–1982, at Kansas. Share
- Record
- 36–49–5 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 7–4–1, No. 18
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Kansas | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1972 | Kansas | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1973 | Kansas | 7–4–1 | T–2nd | Liberty Bowl L | 18 | |
| 1974 | Kansas | 4–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1975–78: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1979 | Kansas | 3–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1980 | Kansas | 4–5–2 | 4th | |||
| 1981 | Kansas | 8–4 | T–3rd | Hall of Fame Classic L | ||
| 1982 | Kansas | 2–7–2 | T–6th | |||
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
David JaynesFourth in the 1973 Heisman vote- David VerserNo. 10 pick, 1981
- Don GoodeNo. 15 pick, 1974
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 28 | 4–24 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 1–12 | 8% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 10–14 | 42% |
| Conference games | 56 | 19–34–3 | 37% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 17–11–5 | 59% |
| At home | 47 | 23–23–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 41 | 13–24–4 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 19–8–2 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 17–41–3 | 30% |
His own 90 games on file, 1971–1982, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Switzer 1973–1982 | 0–6 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Tom Osborne 1973–1982 | 0–6 | Nebraska | 6 | |
| Chuck Fairbanks 1971–1981 | 2–3 | Oklahoma, Colorado | 5 | |
| Donnie Duncan 1979–1982 | 4–0 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Al Onofrio 1971–1974 | 3–1 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1971–1974 | 3–1 | Washington State | 4 | |
| Vince Gibson 1971–1974 | 3–1 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Jim Dickey 1979–1982 | 3–1 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Warren Powers 1979–1982 | 1–3 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Jimmy Johnson 1979–1982 | 0–2–2 | Oklahoma State | 4 |
Don Fambrough’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Stateseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Missouriseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Coloradoseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 8 | 1–4–3 |
| Nebraskaseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| Oklahomaseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–53 | Kansas | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–56 | East Texas State | Assistant coach | |
| 1957 | Wichita State | Assistant coach | |
| 1958–70 | Kansas | Assistant coach | |
| 1971–74 | Kansas | Head coach | |
| 1979–82 | Kansas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jules SikesKansas, East Texas A&M
- Jack MitchellKansas
- Pepper RodgersKansas
Assistants who became head coaches
- John CooperTulsa, Arizona State, Ohio State
- Jim DickeyKansas State
- Larry DonovanMontana, BC Lions
- John MumfordArmy, UL Monroe, Southeast Missouri State
- Morris WattsMichigan State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jules Sikes | Kansas | 1948–53 | Assistant coach | |
| Jules Sikes | East Texas A&M | 1954–56 | Assistant coach | |
| Jack Mitchell | Kansas | 1958–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Pepper Rodgers | Kansas | 1967–70 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cooper | Kansas, 1971: defensive coordinator | Tulsa, Arizona State, Ohio State | |
| Jim Dickey | Kansas, 1973–74: defensive coordinator | Kansas State | |
| Larry Donovan | Kansas, 1979: assistant coach | Montana, BC Lions | |
| John Mumford | Kansas, 1980–81: graduate assistant | Army, UL Monroe, Southeast Missouri State | |
| Morris Watts | Kansas, 1982: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Michigan State |
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.