Leon Fuller
Leon Fuller went 25–55 as a head coach, 1982–1988, at Colorado State. Share
- Record
- 25–55 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1986 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Colorado State | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1983 | Colorado State | 5–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1984 | Colorado State | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1985 | Colorado State | 5–7 | 5th | |||
| 1986 | Colorado State | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1987 | Colorado State | 1–11 | 8th | |||
| 1988 | Colorado State | 1–10 | T–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.
Players he coached
Kelly StoufferNo. 6 pick, 1987
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 | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
| Conference games | 56 | 20–36 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 11–17 | 39% |
| At home | 35 | 18–17 | 51% |
| On the road | 44 | 7–37 | 16% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 12–7 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 13–48 | 21% |
His own 80 games on file, 1982–1988, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards 1982–1988 | 1–6 | BYU | 7 | |
| Dick Tomey 1982–1986 | 2–3 | Hawai’i | 5 | |
| Bill McCartney 1983–1988 | 1–4 | Colorado | 5 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1984–1988 | 0–5 | Air Force | 5 | |
| Bill Yung 1982–1985 | 4–0 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Joe Lee Dunn 1983–1986 | 4–0 | New Mexico | 4 | |
| Al Kincaid 1982–1985 | 2–2 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Doug Scovil 1982–1985 | 1–3 | San Diego State | 4 | |
| Jim Fassel 1985–1988 | 1–3 | Utah | 4 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1982–1984 | 1–2 | Utah | 3 |
Leon Fuller’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| UTEPseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Wyomingseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Hawai’iseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Utahseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| BYUseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Air Forceseries | 7 | 1–6 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Alabama 1960
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–68 | Kentucky | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1974 | West Texas State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1975–76 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1977–81 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1982–88 | Colorado State | Head coach | |
| 1989–93 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994 | Denver Broncos NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1995 | Llano HS (TX) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charley BradshawKentucky
- Fred AkersWyoming, Texas
- David McWilliamsTexas
- John MackovicTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rich StublerToronto Argonauts
- Sonny LubickColorado State, Montana State
- Kay DaltonTrinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Bradshaw | Kentucky | 1966–68 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Fred Akers | Wyoming | 1975–76 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Fred Akers | Texas | 1977–81 | Defensive coordinator | |
| David McWilliams | Texas | 1989–91 | Defensive coordinator | |
| John Mackovic | Texas | 1992–93 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Stubler | Colorado State, 1982: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Toronto Argonauts | |
| Sonny Lubick | Colorado State, 1982–84: offensive coordinator | Colorado State, Montana State | |
| Kay Dalton | Colorado State, 1987–88: offensive coordinator | Trinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Sloan | Colorado State, 1982–85: defensive coordinator | |
| Noel Mazzone | Colorado State, 1982–86: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Dave Lay | Colorado State, 1985–86: offensive coordinator | |
| Phil Bounds | Colorado State, 1986: defensive coordinator | |
| Harold Richardson | Colorado State, 1987–88: defensive coordinator | |
| John Benton | Colorado State, 1987–88: graduate assistant | |
| Vance Bedford | Colorado State, 1987–88: defensive backs coach | |
| Bob Wylie | Colorado State, 1988: offensive line coach |
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.