Steve Fairchild

College coach infobox


Name = Steve Fairchild
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Title = Head coach
College = Colorado State
Sport = Football
Conference = Mountain West
CurrentRecord = 2–1
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Birthplace = Decatur, IL
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Years = 1976-1977
1978-1980
Team = San Diego Mesa CC
Colorado State
Position = Quarterback
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1982-1983
1984-1985
1986
1987-1989
1990-1992
1993-1996
1997-2000
2001-2002
2003-2005
2006-2007
2008-"present"
CoachTeams = SD Mesa CC (OC/QB/WR)
Ferris State (OC/QB/RB)
San Diego State (TE)
New Mexico (OC/QB)
San Diego State (QB)
Colorado State (QB)
Colorado State (OC)
Buffalo Bills (RB)
St. Louis Rams (OC/QB)
Buffalo Bills (OC)
Colorado State
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Steve Fairchild (born June 21, 1958 in Decatur, Illinois) is the head coach of the football team at Colorado State University. [ [http://csurams.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121207aaa.html "CSU Athletics:" Sources: Colorado State names Fairchild head coach] ]

Playing career

Fairchild initially attended and played football for San Diego Mesa Community College, where he was named an All-American. In 1978, he transferred to Colorado state university, where he played quarterback until 1980. He split playing time with Keith Lee for his first two seasons, and was red-shirted in 1979. In his final year playing with the team, he was the full-time starter and scored 15 touchdowns while throwing for 2573 yards.cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_7701396|title=CSU hires Steve Fairchild as head coach|author=Natalie Meisler|publisher=The Denver Post|accessdate=July 8th, 2008|date=December 12th, 2007]

Coaching career

College

After graduating from CSU, Fairchild returned to San Diego Mesa Community College where he held the head coaching job for a number of years. From 1986 through 1993, Fairchild held assistant coaching jobs at University of New Mexico and at San Diego State University. In 1993, he returned to Colorado State University, where he served as quarterbacks' coach until 1996,cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3151605|publisher=Associated Press|title=Bills assistant Fairchild to return to CSU as coach|accessdate=July 8th, 2008|date=December 12th, 2007] after which he was promoted to offensive coordinator. During his time as an assistant coach at Colorado State, the team won a total of five conference titles.

NFL

In 2001, Fairchild was hired by the Buffalo Bills to serve as running backs' coach. He left for the St. Louis Rams in 2003 where he served as an assistant offensive coordinator for three seasons, before returning to the Bills in 2006 for a season-and-a-half as the head offensive coordinator.

Colorado State

In December 2007, Colorado State University announced that Fairchild would be returning to his alma mater to serve as head coach.

College coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Colorado State Rams
startyear = 2008
conf = MWC
endyear = CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 2008
name = Colorado State
overall = 3–2
conference = 1–0
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Personal life

Fairchild graduated from Colorado State University in 1980 with a degree in economics.

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