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Colorado State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Colorado State.
- Indexed coaches
- 20
- Coach seasons
- 165
- Wins leader
- Earle Bruce
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Bruce Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1973-1992 · 19 seasons | 139-82-2 | 62.8% | 3 | 24.9 |
| Harry Hughes Longevity Coach | 1911-1941 · 31 seasons | 125-92-18 | 57.0% | 0 | 46.5 |
| Sonny Lubick Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1993-2007 · 15 seasons | 108-74 | 59.3% | 0 | 16.2 |
| Jim McElwain Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 2012-2024 · 12 seasons | 77-64 | 54.6% | 0 | 12.4 |
| Steve Addazio Program Stabilizer, Longevity Coach | 2011-2021 · 11 seasons | 61-67 | 47.7% | 0 | 11.2 |
| Robert Davis Balanced | 1947-1955 · 9 seasons | 54-33-2 | 61.8% | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jay Norvell Balanced | 2017-2025 · 9 seasons | 51-57 | 47.2% | 0 | 6.3 |
| Sarkis Arslanian Balanced | 1973-1981 · 9 seasons | 45-47-4 | 49.0% | 0 | 5.4 |
| Chester Caddas Defense-First | 1972-1981 · 8 seasons | 38-44-2 | 46.4% | 0 | 1.5 |
| Milo Lude Volatile Builder | 1962-1969 · 8 seasons | 29-51-1 | 36.4% | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mike Bobo Offense-First | 2015-2020 · 6 seasons | 28-38 | 42.4% | 0 | 1.2 |
| Leon Fuller Offense-First | 1982-1988 · 7 seasons | 25-55 | 31.3% | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tuffy Mullison Volatile Builder | 1956-1961 · 6 seasons | 19-40-1 | 32.5% | 0 | -1.4 |
| Steve Fairchild Offense-First | 2008-2011 · 4 seasons | 16-33 | 32.6% | 0 | -5.7 |
| Jerry Wampfler Balanced | 1970-1972 · 3 seasons | 8-25 | 24.2% | 0 | -3.9 |
| Julius Wagner Balanced | 1942-1946 · 3 seasons | 8-15-1 | 35.4% | 0 | -23.8 |
| Matt Rothwell Balanced | 1903-1903 · 1 seasons | 6-1 | 85.7% | 0 | -4.9 |
| John McIntosh Balanced | 1904-1905 · 2 seasons | 3-8-1 | 29.2% | 0 | -7.1 |
| Clarence Griffith Balanced | 1902-1902 · 1 seasons | 1-3-2 | 33.3% | 0 | -18.3 |
| George Cassidy Balanced | 1910-1910 · 1 seasons | 0-5 | 0.0% | 0 | -32.3 |