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Fred Akers

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to transfer, due to Akers' running style offense as compared to Burtnett's passing offense. At Purdue, Akers was not nearly as successful as he had been at Texas; his teams only won 12 games in four years, and after the worst season in Purdue's history in 1990 amidst discipline problems, Akers was
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Akers' notable accomplishments as head coach at Texas include national title chances in 1977 and 1983. In both of those years, Texas went undefeated in the regular season only to lose in the
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In 1986, after notching Texas' first losing record in 30 years, Akers left to become the head football coach at
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at the end of four consecutive seasons (1982–1985). During his tenure in 1978, Akers was lampooned by future
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Akers received criticism from those who believed he failed to match the standard set by previous head coach
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1970 Texas Longhorns footballβ€”UPI national champions & NFF co-national champions
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asked to resign. Akers was rumored as a candidate for the
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1969 Texas Longhorns footballβ€”consensus national champions
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player and coach. He served as head football coach at the
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The Akers' hiring caused starting quarterback 16:American football player and coach (1938–2020) 2831: 2677: 2286: 1980: 1585: 1489:"Akers resigns Purdue football coaching post" 8: 1457: 1455: 21: 374:In 1999, Akers served as head coach of the 3032:Players of American football from Arkansas 3027:Coaches of American football from Arkansas 2838: 2824: 2816: 2684: 2670: 2662: 2293: 2279: 2271: 1987: 1973: 1965: 1592: 1578: 1570: 20: 2303:Purdue Boilermakers head football coaches 1248: 1107: 1066: National championship   413: 1419: 3012:High school football coaches in Texas 1997:Texas Longhorns head football coaches 1602:Wyoming Cowboys head football coaches 1516:"Akers commands respect with Knights" 1428:"THE STATESMAN INTERVIEW: FRED AKERS" 1399: 1385: 1339: 1049: 1034: 892: 523: 367:job in 1993, that ultimately went to 7: 2997:Purdue Boilermakers football coaches 2992:Arkansas Razorbacks football players 1436:. September 15, 2015. Archived from 1070: Conference title   1514:Vernellis, Brian (April 7, 1999). 397:. In August 2008, Akers lived in 347:appeared in the school newspaper. 14: 3017:People from Blytheville, Arkansas 1548:"Where are They Now?: Fred Akers" 3022:People from Horseshoe Bay, Texas 3007:Wyoming Cowboys football coaches 3002:Texas Longhorns football coaches 378:in the short-lived professional 288:(1987–1990), compiling a career 1072:      1068:      1064:      1: 282:University of Texas at Austin 2652:# denotes interim head coach 2018:Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth 1955:# denotes interim head coach 1463:"Purdue, Terps hire coaches" 1536:– via newspapers.com. 453:Western Athletic Conference 3048: 390:Akers was a member of the 217:Accomplishments and honors 2855: 2701: 2310: 2004: 1609: 1433:Austin American-Statesman 1407: 1395: 1368: 1353: 1349: 1322: 1305: 1288: 1273: 1237: 1222: 1192: 1119: 1116: 1113: 1110: 1079: 1061: 1057: 1045: 1007: 980: 953: 926: 907: 903: 865: 832: 799: 764: 729: 694: 661: 626: 591: 556: 537: 533: 490: 463: 444: 263: 259: 246: 226: 189: 83: 380:Regional Football League 2066:Samuel Huston Thompson 2050:David Farragut Edwards 1238:RFL Championships (0) 343:, whose student strip 312:-winning 1977 season. 2754:Freddie Joe Steinmark 2332:George Andrew Reisner 2058:Maurice Gordon Clarke 1526:Shreveport, Louisiana 1467:Eugene Register-Guard 278:University of Wyoming 251:SWC Coach of the Year 204:25–13–1 (high school) 45:Blytheville, Arkansas 2412:Albert E. Herrnstein 2034:Harry Orman Robinson 1554:on December 10, 2019 1090:Rankings from final 1083:Rankings from final 546:Southwest Conference 405:Head coaching record 399:Horseshoe Bay, Texas 292:record of 108–75–3. 194:Head coaching record 62:Horseshoe Bay, Texas 27:Biographical details 2934:Assistant coaches: 2783:Assistant coaches: 1495:. November 29, 1990 1469:. December 11, 1986 1440:on October 19, 2020 1250: 910:Purdue Boilermakers 415: 302:Cotton Bowl Classic 23: 2436:Frederick A. Speik 1356:Lubbock Westerners 1249: 916:Big Ten Conference 414: 376:Shreveport Knights 345:The Academia Waltz 202:108–75–3 (college) 184:Shreveport Knights 2969: 2968: 2813: 2812: 2730: 2659: 2658: 2460:Cleo A. O'Donnell 2372:William W. Church 2364:Samuel M. 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Stewart 2151: 2147: 2143: 2139: 2135: 2131: 2127: 2123: 2119: 2115: 2114:Billy Wasmund 2111: 2107: 2103: 2099: 2095: 2091: 2087: 2083: 2079: 2075: 2071: 2067: 2063: 2059: 2055: 2051: 2047: 2043: 2039: 2035: 2031: 2027: 2023: 2019: 2015: 2011: 2007: 2006: 2003: 1999: 1990: 1985: 1983: 1978: 1976: 1971: 1970: 1967: 1957: 1956: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1932: 1928: 1924: 1920: 1916: 1912: 1908: 1904: 1900: 1896: 1892: 1888: 1884: 1880: 1876: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1860: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1844: 1840: 1836: 1835:Fritz Shurmur 1832: 1828: 1824: 1820: 1816: 1812: 1808: 1804: 1800: 1796: 1792: 1788: 1784: 1780: 1776: 1772: 1768: 1764: 1760: 1756: 1755:Willard Witte 1752: 1748: 1744: 1740: 1736: 1732: 1728: 1724: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1700: 1699:Ralph Thacker 1696: 1692: 1688: 1684: 1680: 1676: 1675:Robert Ehlman 1672: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1656: 1652: 1648: 1644: 1640: 1636: 1632: 1628: 1624: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1604: 1595: 1590: 1588: 1583: 1581: 1576: 1575: 1572: 1553: 1549: 1543: 1540: 1527: 1523: 1522: 1517: 1510: 1507: 1494: 1490: 1484: 1481: 1468: 1464: 1458: 1456: 1452: 1439: 1435: 1434: 1429: 1423: 1420: 1413: 1404: 1402: 1398: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1371: 1367: 1361: 1358: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1325: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1308: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1287: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1252: 1244: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1223:Overall Total 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1191: 1187: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1130: 1127: 1124: 1123: 1109: 1103: 1093: 1089: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1078: 1060: 1054: 1052: 1048: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1020: 1017: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1006: 1003: 1001: 999: 996: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 979: 976: 974: 972: 969: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 952: 949: 947: 945: 942: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 925: 919: 917: 912: 911: 906: 900: 897: 895: 891: 888: 886: 884: 881: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 864: 861: 859: 857: 854: 851: 848: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 831: 828: 826: 824: 821: 818: 815: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 798: 794: 791: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 763: 759: 756: 754: 751: 748: 745: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 728: 724: 721: 719: 716: 713: 710: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 693: 690: 688: 686: 683: 680: 677: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 660: 656: 653: 651: 648: 645: 642: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 625: 621: 618: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 590: 586: 583: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 555: 549: 547: 542: 541: 536: 531: 528: 526: 522: 519: 517: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 489: 486: 484: 482: 479: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 462: 456: 454: 449: 448: 443: 439: 436: 433: 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 417: 409: 404: 402: 400: 396: 393: 386:Personal life 385: 383: 381: 377: 372: 370: 366: 361: 357: 356:Leon Burtnett 353: 348: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 329:Texas A&M 326: 322: 321:Barry Switzer 318: 317:Darrell Royal 313: 311: 307: 306:Earl Campbell 303: 295: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 262: 258: 252: 248: 247: 245: 240: 236: 230: 225: 222:Championships 220: 215: 211: 207: 201: 197: 192: 188: 185: 182: 178: 175: 172: 168: 165: 162: 158: 155: 152: 148: 144: 140: 137: 133: 130: 127: 123: 120: 117: 113: 110:unless noted) 109: 104: 101: 97: 93: 90: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 67: 63: 54: 50: 46: 34: 30: 25: 19: 2935: 2926:Head coach: 2920:Bill Zapalac 2905:Alan Weddell 2890:Scott Palmer 2870:Happy Feller 2860:Bill Atessis 2784: 2775:Head coach: 2769:Bill Zapalac 2749:James Street 2739:Scott Palmer 2721:Happy Feller 2706:Bill Atessis 2651: 2650: 2644:Ryan Walters 2620:Gerad Parker 2580:Jim Colletto 2571: 2516:Cecil Isbell 2484:James Phelan 2404:Oliver Cutts 2396:Charles Best 2350:(1891–1892) 2323: 2209: 2186:Blair Cherry 2009: 1954: 1953: 1931:Pete Kaligis 1907:Vic Koenning 1842: 1811:Phil Dickens 1803:Bowden Wyatt 1786: 1723:John Corbett 1714: 1707:John Corbett 1622: 1556:. 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Index

Blytheville, Arkansas
Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Arkansas
Halfback
kicker
punter
HC
Edinburg HS (TX)
Lubbock HS (TX)
Texas
OC
Wyoming
Texas
Purdue
Shreveport Knights
WAC
SWC
SWC Coach of the Year
college football
University of Wyoming
University of Texas at Austin
Purdue University
college football
Cotton Bowl Classic
Earl Campbell
Heisman Trophy
Darrell Royal
Barry Switzer
Oklahoma Sooners
Texas A&M

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