Fritz Shurmur
Fritz Shurmur went 15–29 as a head coach, 1971–1974, at Wyoming. Share
- Record
- 15–29 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Wyoming | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1972 | Wyoming | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1973 | Wyoming | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | Wyoming | 2–9 | 8th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Conference games | 28 | 10–18 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 4–8 | 33% |
| At home | 21 | 11–10 | 52% |
| On the road | 23 | 4–19 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 8–5 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 7–24 | 23% |
His own 44 games on file, 1971–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kush 1971–1974 | 1–3 | Arizona State | 4 | |
| Ben Martin 1971–1974 | 1–2 | Air Force | 3 | |
| Bill Meek 1971–1973 | 1–2 | Utah | 3 | |
| Tommy Hudspeth 1971–1973 | 1–2 | BYU, UTEP | 3 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1972–1974 | 1–2 | BYU | 3 | |
| Rudy Feldman 1971–1973 | 0–3 | New Mexico | 3 |
Fritz Shurmur’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| BYUseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Utah Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55 | Albion | Graduate assistant | |
| 1956–61 | Albion | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1962–70 | Wyoming | Assistant coach | |
| 1971–74 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 1975–76 | Detroit Lions NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1977 | Detroit Lions NFL | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 1978–79 | New England Patriots NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1980–81 | New England Patriots NFL | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 1982–90 | Los Angeles Rams NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1991–93 | Phoenix Cardinals NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994–98 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lloyd EatonWyoming
- Rick ForzanoDetroit Lions
- Tommy HudspethDetroit Lions
- Chuck FairbanksNew England Patriots
- John RobinsonLos Angeles Rams
Assistants who became head coaches
- Leon BurtnettPurdue
- Herb PaterraCharlotte Hornets
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Eaton | Wyoming | 1962–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Rick Forzano | Detroit Lions NFL | 1975–76 | Defensive line coach | |
| Tommy Hudspeth | Detroit Lions NFL | 1976–77 | 1976: defensive line coach; 1977: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | New England Patriots NFL | 1978 | Defensive line coach | |
| John Robinson | Los Angeles Rams NFL | 1983–90 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burtnett | Wyoming, 1972–73: defensive backs coach | Purdue | |
| Herb Paterra | Wyoming, 1973–74: linebackers coach | Charlotte Hornets |
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.