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Fullerton Hornets football
Fullerton Hornets football
First season	1916; 108 years ago
Athletic director	Scott Giles
Head coach	Phil Austin & Brian Crooks ; 1st season, 3–3 (.500)
Stadium	Sherbeck Field; (capacity: 2,000)
Year built	1956–1957
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Fullerton, California
Conference	National Southern League
Past conferences	Mission Conference
All-time record	595–362–34 (.618)
Bowl record	13–9 (.591)
Playoff appearances	8
Playoff record	8–4
Claimed national titles	4 (1965, 1967, 1983, 2016)
Conference titles	27
Colors	Stinger blue and hornet yellow;
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.

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

Conference affiliations

Independent (1916, 1921–1922, 1944)
Southern California Junior College Conference (1927–1931)
Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference (1933–1942, 1945–1967)
South Coast Conference (1968–1983, 1986–1987)
Pac-9 Conference (1984–1985)
Mission Conference (1988–2007)
National Southern Conference / League (2008–2017, 2021–present)
National Central League (2018–2019)

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^{[A 1]}
No.	Order of coaches^{[A 2]}	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall 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.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CC	NC	Awards
1	Albert Steulke	1916	6	1	4	1	0.250					–	–	–	–	–	–
2	L. C. Culp	1921	11	6	3	2	0.636					–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Art Nunn	1922, 1925, 1928–1935	78	35	36	7	0.494	25	21	2	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Glenn Lewis	1926–1927	18	6	10	2	0.389	2	4	1	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Roy Priebe	1936	10	1	8	1	0.150	0	5	1	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Wendell Pickens	1937–1939	27	9	17	1	0.352	5	11	1	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Ed Goddard	1940–1941, 1946–1949	57	33	20	4	0.614	16	13	3	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Dick Spaulding	1942, 1952–1953	30	23	7	0	0.767	12	4	0	0.176	–	–	–	1	–	–
9	W. W. Bradshaw	1944	6	3	3	0	0.500					–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Lloyd Martin	1945	9	2	6	1	0.278	1	1	0	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Tex Oliver	1950–1951	19	8	9	2	0.474	3	7	2	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Bud Dawson	1954–1957	40	24	15	1	0.613	14	11	0	0.176	–	–	–	1	–	–
13	Oran Breeland	1958–1960	27	6	19	2	0.259	6	14	1	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Hal Sherbeck	1961–1991	319	241	70	8	0.768	154	38	6	0.176	2	0	0	16	3	–
15	Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas	1992	10	1	9	0	0.100	1	4	0	0.176	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Gene Murphy	1993–2007	157	80	75	2	0.516	41	37	0	0.176	3	1	0	1	–	–
17	Tim Byrnes	2008–2018	117	82^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	35^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	0	0.701	43^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	18^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	0	0.176	1^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	0^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	0^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	6^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	–	–
18	Garrett Campbell	2019–2023	44	31	13	0	0.705	18	4	0	0.176	1	2	0	2	–	–
19	Phil Austin & Brian Crooks	2024–present	6	3	3	0	0.500	1	2	0	0.333	–	–	–	–	–	–

Year-by-year results

National champions	Conference champions	Bowl game berth	Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Conference	Record							Postseason	Final ranking
					Overall			Conference
					Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
Fullerton Hornets
1916	1916	Albert Steulke	—	Independent	1	4	1					—	—
No team from 1917 to 1920.
1921	1921	L. C. Culp	—	Independent	6	3	2					—	—
1922	1922	Art Nunn	—	Independent	0	3	0					—	—
No team from 1923 to 1924.
1925	1925	Art Nunn	—	Independent	0	4	0					—	—
1926	1926	Glenn Lewis		Independent	2	4	1					—	—
1927	1927	Glenn Lewis		Southern California Junior College Conference	4	6	1	T–5th	2	4	1	—	—
1928	1928	Art Nunn			5	2	1	2nd	3	1	1	—	—
1929	1929				6	4	0	T–2nd	5	2	0	—	—
1930	1930				3	4	1	2nd	3	2	1	—	—
1931	1931				3	4	1	T–4th	3	3	0	—	—
1932	1932			Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference	7	2	1	2nd	4	2	0	—	—
1933	1933				4	4	1	5th	2	4	0	—	—
1934	1934				2	6	1	6th	2	4	0	—	—
1935	1935				5	3	1	T–3rd	3	3	0	—	—
1936	1936	Roy Priebe			1	8	1	7th	0	5	1	—	—
1937	1937	Wendell Pickens			2	6	0	5th	2	4	0	—	—
1938	1938				6	2	1	3rd	3	2	1	—	—
1939	1939				1	9	0	6th	0	5	0	—	—
1940	1940	Ed Goddard			7	2	0	2nd	3	2	0	—	—
1941	1941	Ed Goddard			7	2	0	2nd	3	2	0	—	—
1942	1942	Dick Spaulding			6	2	0	2nd	3	1	0	—	—
No team in 1943—World War II.
1944	1944	W. W. Bradshaw	—	Independent	3	3	0					—	—
1945	1945	Lloyd Martin	—	Eastern Conference	2	6	1	T–2nd	1	1	0	—	—
1946	1946	Ed Goddard	NJCAA		3	4	2	2nd	2	1	2	—	—
1947	1947				7	3	0	3rd	3	2	0	—	—
1948	1948				7	2	1	3rd	4	2	0	—	—
1949	1949				2	7	1	T–5th	1	4	1	—	—
1950	1950	Tex Oliver			4	4	2	5th	1	3	2	—	—
1951	1951	Tex Oliver			4	5	0	T–4th	2	4	0	—	—
1952	1952	Dick Spaulding			8	3	0	T–4th	3	3	0	—	—
1953	1953	Dick Spaulding			9	2	0	1st	6	0	0	—	—
1954	1954	Bud Dawson			6	5	0	5th	2	4	0	—	—
1955	1955				9	2	0	1st	6	0	0	—	—
1956	1956				5	4	0	4th	3	3	0	—	—
1957	1957				4	4	1	5th	3	4	0	—	—
1958	1958	Oran Breeland			2	6	1	6th	2	4	1	—	—
1959	1959				2	6	1	T–6th	2	5	0	—	—
1960	1960				2	7	0	6th	2	5	0	—	—
1961	1961	Hal Sherbeck			6	4	0	3rd	5	2	0	L Orange Show Bowl	—
1962	1962				6	2	1	3rd	6	2	1	—	24
1963	1963				3	5	1	T–6th	3	5	1	—	—
1964	1964				8	2	0	1st	7	0	0	W Potato Bowl	4
1965	1965				10	0	0	1st	7	0	0	W Junior Rose Bowl	—
1966	1966				9	0	1	1st	7	0	0	W Potato Bowl	3
1967	1967				12	0	0	1st	8	0	0	—	1
1968	1968			South Coast Conference	8	1	0	2nd	6	1	0	—	9
1969	1969				10	2	0	T–1st	5	1	0	—	6
1970	1970				11	1	0	1st	6	0	0	—	2
1971	1971				5	4	0	3rd	4	2	0	—	—
1972	1972				4	4	1	4th	2	2	1	—	—
1973	1973				10	1	0	1st	5	0	0	—	3
1974	1974				5	3	1	T–1st	4	1	0	—	—
1975	1975				7	2	0	2nd	5	1	0	—	19
1976	1976				9	2	0	1st	5	1	0	W Avocado Bowl	6
1977	1977				10	1	0	1st	6	0	0	L Avocado Bowl	2
1978	1978				6	4	0	T–3rd	3	3	0	—	23
1979	1979				7	3	0	2nd	4	2	0	—	19
1980	1980				7	4	0	T–1st	5	1	0	L Avocado Bowl	—
1981	1981				9	1	0	T–1st	5	1	0	—	5
1982	1982				9	2	0	2nd	5	1	0	W Pony Bowl	9
1983	1983				10	0	1	1st	5	0	1	W Potato Bowl	1
1984	1984			Pac-9 Conference	10	1	0	T–1st	7	1	0	W Pony Bowl	3
1985	1985			Pac-9 Conference	8	3	0	1st	7	1	0	L Pony Bowl	27
1986	1986			South Coast Conference	6	4	0	T–2nd	5	2	0	—	25
1987	1987			South Coast Conference	5	3	2	2nd	4	1	2	—	—
1988	1988			Mission Conference	10	1	0	1st (Central)	5	0	0	L Potato Bowl	3
1989	1989				6	4	0	3rd (Central)	3	2	0	—	—
1990	1990				7	3	0	T–4th (Central)	2	3	0	—	23
1991	1991				8	3	0	T–2nd (Central)	3	2	0	W Potato Bowl	—
1992	1992	Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas			1	9	0	T–5th (Central)	1	4	0	—	—
1993	1993	Gene Murphy			3	7	0	6th (Central)	0	5	0	—	—
1994	1994				7	3	1	2nd (Central)	5	1	0	W Western State K-Swiss Bowl	23
1995	1995				4	5	1	T–2nd (Central)	4	2	0	—	—
1996	1996				5	5	0	T–4th (Central)	3	3	0	—	—
1997	1997				5	5	0	T–4th (Central)	3	3	0	—	—
1998	1998				3	7	0	T–3rd (Central)	2	3	0	—	—
1999	1999				3	7	0	T–3rd (Central)	2	3	0	—	—
2000	2000				4	6	0	2nd (Central)	3	2	0	—	—
2001	2001				6	5	0	3rd (Central)	3	2	0	L US Bank Beach Bowl	—
2002	2002				3	7	0	5th (Central)	1	4	0	—	—
2003	2003				10	3	0	1st (National)	5	0	0	W US Bank Beach Bowl, L CCCAA National Championship	—
2004	2004				7	4	0	T–3rd (National)	2	3	0	L Golden Empire Bowl (SCFA Semifinal)	—
2005	2005				8	3	0	3rd (American)	3	2	0	W Golden Empire Bowl	—
2006	2006				5	5	0	3rd (American)	3	2	0	—	—
2007	2007				7	3	0	4th (American)	2	2	0	W Orange County Bowl	—
2008	2008	Tim Byrnes		National Southern Conference / League	10	2	0	1st	6	0	0	W National Bowl	8
2009	2009				10	2	0	1st	6	0	0	W American Bowl	5
2010	2010		7		4	0	3rd	3	2	0	W Golden Empire Bowl	6
2011	2011		5		5	0	6th	0	5	0	—	—
2012	2012		7		4	0	1st	5	1	0	W Western State Bowl	—
2013	2013		12		1	0	1st	6	0	0	W National Bowl	2
2014	2014		8		3	0	1st	6	0	0	L Southern California Bowl	3 (SCFA)
2015	2015		6		5	0	4th	3	3	0	L Western State Bowl	9 (SCFA)
2016	2016		12		1	0	1st	4	1	0	W National Bowl	2
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	National Central League	5	5	0	3rd	3	2	0	—	—
No team in 2020—COVID-19.
2021	2021	Garrett Campbell	NJCAA	National Southern League	6	5	0	3rd	3	2	0	L Patriotic Bowl	—
2022	2022				10	2	0	1st	5	0	0	L SCFA Regional	3
2023	2023				10	1	0	1st	7	0	0	L SCFA Semifinal	5
2024	2024	Phil Austin & Brian Crooks			3	3	0		1	2	0	—	—

Notes

^ 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]
^ 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.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[5]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Finished the 2018 season 10–0 and 5–0 in the conference but forfeited eight games and their conference title due to CCCAA sanctions.

References

^ Mack, Brian (September 3, 2023). "New Sherbeck Field inauguration brings Hornets past and future together". The Hornet. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Sherbeck Field Improvements Project". North Orange County Community College District. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Colors". Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Official website

[7] 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]

[8] 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.

[10] Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[5]

[12] When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[6]

[2017season-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s 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.

[2018season-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Finished the 2018 season 10–0 and 5–0 in the conference but forfeited eight games and their conference title due to CCCAA sanctions.

[1] Mack, Brian (September 3, 2023). "New Sherbeck Field inauguration brings Hornets past and future together". The Hornet. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "Sherbeck Field Improvements Project". North Orange County Community College District. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[5] "Colors". Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[Bowls-6] 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.

[Ties-9] 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.

[TieCalc-11] 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.

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