Steve Fairchild
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| Steve Fairchild | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Colorado State | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | Mountain West | |
| Team record | 0–0 | |
| Born | June 21, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Decatur, IL | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 0–0 | |
| Bowls | 0–0 | |
| Playing career | ||
| 1976-1977 1978-1980 |
San Diego Mesa CC Colorado State |
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| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1982-1983 1984-1985 1986 1987-1989 1990-1992 1993-1996 1997-2000 2001-2002 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008-present |
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 at his alma mater Colorado State University.[1]
[edit] NFL Coaching
DENVER -- Sonny Lubick was Steve Fairchild's mentor at Colorado State. Now, the Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator is Lubick's replacement with the Rams.
Fairchild, a former Colorado State quarterback and assistant coach, was hired as the school's 19th head coach Wednesday.
"We are pleased that Steve Fairchild, with his significant coaching expertise and history at Colorado State, is going to return to his roots as a champion for our football program," Colorado State president Larry Edward Penley said in a statement released by the Fort Collins school. "His positive reputation precedes him."
Lubick, who was let go last month after 15 mostly successful seasons with Colorado State, was in Montana for family reasons and couldn't be immediately reached for comment. His son, Marc, an assistant coach for his father, said his dad is pleased with the decision.
"He likes Steve and is impressed with him," Marc Lubick told The Associated Press. "The hire makes sense. I think Steve was the best guy they could've gotten. He worked well with my dad and he's been successful at the next level."
In a statement released by Colorado State, Fairchild said, "I am honored by the opportunity to return to Colorado State University as head coach. This is an exciting time for my family, as well as myself."
Fairchild has already started to assemble his staff, bringing back former Colorado State assistant Larry Kerr as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, and Marc Lubick in a role to be determined. Fairchild will also keep Tom Ehlers in the position of director of football operations.
The 49-year-old Fairchild was a member of Lubick's first staff at Colorado State, along with Kerr. Fairchild was the quarterbacks coach from 1993-96 before taking over as the Rams' offensive coordinator for four seasons. Colorado State won five conference titles in his eight years as an assistant coach.
He left for Buffalo in 2001 to serve as the Bills' running backs coach for two seasons. Fairchild is in his second season as the Bills' offensive coordinator after tutoring under Mike Martz with the St. Louis Rams.
"I really think a lot of Steve Fairchild," Bills coach Dick Jauron said after practice Wednesday. "You never want to lose a tremendous coach. But you do want him to advance."
"Advance" is perhaps not the best choice of words. Serving as OC for the Bills, Fairchild's reputation became tarnished by his exceedingly conservative playcalling (known as "run run pass punt" to Bills fans) to the point where it caused locker room discontent. Much of the blame for J.P. Losman's downward spiraling career has been placed on Fairchild's shoulders, but most of the NFL knows that Losman is just a sub-par backup quarterback in the NFL. Fairchild also would not allow audibles at the line of scrimmage by any quarterbacks. Fairchild's play calling became so predictable, that in a game versus the eagles at the end of the season , Cbs announcers were able to successfully predict the plays the bills were going to run for various stretches. New Offensive Coordinator Turk Schonert promised for 2008 to fix the problems with the offense, cater to his players' abilities, and revamp the passing game, a statement that was well received by fans, players, and coaches alike.
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| Preceded by Bobby Jackson |
St. Louis Rams offensive coordinators 2003-2005 |
Succeeded by Greg Olsen |
| Preceded by Tom Clements |
Buffalo Bills offensive coordinators 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Turk Schonert |
| Preceded by Sonny Lubick |
Colorado State University Head Football Coaches 2008-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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