Fullerton Hornets football

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Fullerton Hornets football
First season1916; 108 years ago
Athletic directorScott Giles
Head coach Phil Austin & Brian Crooks
1st season, 3–3 (.500)
StadiumSherbeck Field
(capacity: 2,000 [1] )
Year built1956–1957 [2]
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Fullerton, California
Conference National Southern League
Past conferences Mission Conference
All-time record59536234 (.618)
Bowl record139 (.591)
Playoff appearances8
Playoff record8–4 [n 1] [n 2]
Claimed national titles4 (1965, 1967, 1983, 2016) [n 1]
Conference titles27
ColorsStinger blue and hornet yellow [3]
   
Mascot Hornets
Website fchornets.com

The Fullerton Hornets football team represents Fullerton College in junior college football in the Southern California Football Association (SCFA). The Hornets are members of the National Southern League (NSL), fielding its team in the NSL since 2021. The Hornets play their home games at Sherbeck Field Stadium in Fullerton, California.

Contents

Their head coaches are Phil Austin and Brian Crooks, who took over the position for the 2024 season.

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTCCNCAwards
1 Albert Steulke 191661410.250
2 L. C. Culp 1921116320.636
3 Art Nunn 1922, 1925, 1928–193578353670.494252120.176
4 Glenn Lewis 1926–19271861020.3892410.176
5 Roy Priebe 1936101810.1500510.176
6 Wendell Pickens 1937–19392791710.35251110.176
7 Ed Goddard 1940–1941, 1946–194957332040.614161330.176
8 Dick Spaulding 1942, 1952–19533023700.76712400.1761
9 W. W. Bradshaw 194463300.500
10 Lloyd Martin 194592610.2781100.176
11 Tex Oliver 1950–1951198920.4743720.176
12 Bud Dawson 1954–195740241510.613141100.1761
13 Oran Breeland 1958–19602761920.25961410.176
14 Hal Sherbeck 1961–19913192417080.7681543860.176200163
15 Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas 1992101900.1001400.176
16 Gene Murphy 1993–2007157807520.516413700.1763101
17 Tim Byrnes 2008–201811782 [n 1] [n 2] 35 [n 1] [n 2] 00.70143 [n 1] [n 2] 18 [n 1] [n 2] 00.1761 [n 1] [n 2] 0 [n 1] [n 2] 0 [n 1] [n 2] 6 [n 1] [n 2]
18 Garrett Campbell 2019–202344311300.70518400.1761202
19 Phil Austin & Brian Crooks 2024–present63300.5001200.333

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Fullerton Hornets
1916 1916 Albert Steulke Independent141
No team from 1917 to 1920.
1921 1921 L. C. Culp Independent632
1922 1922 Art Nunn 030
No team from 1923 to 1924.
1925 1925 Art Nunn Independent040
1926 1926 Glenn Lewis 241
1927 1927 Southern California Junior College Conference 461T–5th241
1928 1928 Art Nunn 5212nd311
1929 1929 640T–2nd520
1930 1930 3412nd321
1931 1931 341T–4th330
1932 1932 Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference 7212nd420
1933 1933 4415th240
1934 1934 2616th240
1935 1935 531T–3rd330
1936 1936 Roy Priebe 1817th051
1937 1937 Wendell Pickens 2605th240
1938 1938 6213rd321
1939 1939 1906th050
1940 1940 Ed Goddard 7202nd320
1941 1941 7202nd320
1942 1942 Dick Spaulding 6202nd310
No team in 1943—World War II.
1944 1944 W. W. Bradshaw Independent330
1945 1945 Lloyd Martin Eastern Conference 261T–2nd110
1946 1946 Ed Goddard NJCAA 3422nd212
1947 1947 7303rd320
1948 1948 7213rd420
1949 1949 271T–5th141
1950 1950 Tex Oliver 4425th132
1951 1951 450T–4th240
1952 1952 Dick Spaulding 830T–4th330
1953 1953 9201st600
1954 1954 Bud Dawson 6505th240
1955 1955 9201st600
1956 1956 5404th330
1957 1957 4415th340
1958 1958 Oran Breeland 2616th241
1959 1959 261T–6th250
1960 1960 2706th250
1961 1961 Hal Sherbeck 6403rd520L Orange Show Bowl
1962 1962 6213rd62124
1963 1963 351T–6th351
1964 1964 8201st700W Potato Bowl4
1965 1965 10001st700W Junior Rose Bowl
1966 1966 9011st700W Potato Bowl3
1967 1967 12001st8001
1968 1968 South Coast Conference 8102nd6109
1969 1969 1020T–1st5106
1970 1970 11101st6002
1971 1971 5403rd420
1972 1972 4414th221
1973 1973 10101st5003
1974 1974 531T–1st410
1975 1975 7202nd51019
1976 1976 9201st510W Avocado Bowl6
1977 1977 10101st600L Avocado Bowl2
1978 1978 640T–3rd33023
1979 1979 7302nd42019
1980 1980 740T–1st510L Avocado Bowl
1981 1981 910T–1st5105
1982 1982 9202nd510W Pony Bowl9
1983 1983 10011st501W Potato Bowl1
1984 1984 Pac-9 Conference 1010T–1st710W Pony Bowl3
1985 1985 8301st710L Pony Bowl27
1986 1986 South Coast Conference 640T–2nd52025
1987 1987 5322nd412
1988 1988 Mission Conference 10101st (Central)500L Potato Bowl3
1989 1989 6403rd (Central)320
1990 1990 730T–4th (Central)23023
1991 1991 830T–2nd (Central)320W Potato Bowl
1992 1992 Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas 190T–5th (Central)140
1993 1993 Gene Murphy 3706th (Central)050
1994 1994 7312nd (Central)510W Western State K-Swiss Bowl23
1995 1995 451T–2nd (Central)420
1996 1996 550T–4th (Central)330
1997 1997 550T–4th (Central)330
1998 1998 370T–3rd (Central)230
1999 1999 370T–3rd (Central)230
2000 2000 4602nd (Central)320
2001 2001 6503rd (Central)320L US Bank Beach Bowl
2002 2002 3705th (Central)140
2003 2003 10301st (National)500W US Bank Beach Bowl, L CCCAA National Championship
2004 2004 740T–3rd (National)230L Golden Empire Bowl (SCFA Semifinal)
2005 2005 8303rd (American)320W Golden Empire Bowl
2006 2006 5503rd (American)320
2007 2007 7304th (American)220W Orange County Bowl
2008 2008 Tim Byrnes National Southern Conference / League 10201st600W National Bowl8
2009 2009 10201st600W American Bowl5
2010 2010 7403rd320W Golden Empire Bowl6
2011 2011 5506th050
2012 2012 7401st510W Western State Bowl
2013 2013 12101st600W National Bowl2
2014 2014 8301st600L Southern California Bowl3 (SCFA)
2015 2015 6504th330L Western State Bowl9 (SCFA)
2016 2016 12101st410W National Bowl2
2017 2017 3 [n 1] 0 [n 1] 7 [n 1] 1st [n 1] 2 [n 1] 3 [n 1] 0 [n 1] V CCCAA National Championship [n 1] 1 [n 1]
2018 2018 National Central League 2 [n 2] 8 [n 2] 0 [n 2] 1st [n 2] 2 [n 2] 3 [n 2] 0 [n 2]
2019 2019 Garrett Campbell 5503rd320
No team in 2020—COVID-19.
2021 2021 Garrett Campbell NJCAA National Southern League 6503rd320L Patriotic Bowl
2022 2022 10201st500L SCFA Regional 3
2023 2023 10101st700L SCFA Semifinal 5
2024 2024 Phil Austin & Brian Crooks 330120

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [4]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Finished the 2017 season 13–0 and 5–0 in the conference but forfeited seven games, their conference title, and their national title due to CCCAA sanctions.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Finished the 2018 season 10–0 and 5–0 in the conference but forfeited eight games and their conference title due to CCCAA sanctions.

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References

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  2. "Sherbeck Field Improvements Project". North Orange County Community College District. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. "Colors" . Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.