# Fullerton Hornets football

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 | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | 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 | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

### 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 | 35 | 0 | 0.701 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 0.176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Postseason | Final ranking |
| 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 | — | Southern California Junior College Conference | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1929 | 1929 | Art Nunn | — | Southern California Junior College Conference | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930 | 1930 | Art Nunn | — | Southern California Junior College Conference | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Art Nunn | — | Southern California Junior College Conference | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 1932 | Art Nunn | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1933 | 1933 | Art Nunn | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1934 | 1934 | Art Nunn | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1935 | 1935 | Art Nunn | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 5 | 3 | 1 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 1936 | Roy Priebe | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 1937 | 1937 | Wendell Pickens | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1938 | 1938 | Wendell Pickens | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1939 | 1939 | Wendell Pickens | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 1940 | Ed Goddard | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1941 | 1941 | Ed Goddard | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 1942 | Dick Spaulding | — | Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference | 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 | Eastern Conference | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1947 | 1947 | Ed Goddard | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1948 | 1948 | Ed Goddard | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 1949 | Ed Goddard | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 2 | 7 | 1 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1950 | 1950 | Tex Oliver | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 1951 | 1951 | Tex Oliver | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 1952 | Dick Spaulding | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 1953 | Dick Spaulding | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 1954 | Bud Dawson | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 1955 | Bud Dawson | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 1956 | Bud Dawson | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1957 | Bud Dawson | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 1958 | Oran Breeland | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1959 | 1959 | Oran Breeland | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 2 | 6 | 1 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 1960 | Oran Breeland | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1961 | 1961 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | L Orange Show Bowl | — |
| 1962 | 1962 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 |
| 1963 | 1963 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 3 | 5 | 1 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1964 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | W Potato Bowl | 4 |
| 1965 | 1965 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | W Junior Rose Bowl | — |
| 1966 | 1966 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | W Potato Bowl | 3 |
| 1967 | 1967 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Eastern Conference | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 1968 | 1968 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 |
| 1969 | 1969 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | 1970 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 1971 | 1971 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 1972 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | 1973 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 1974 | 1974 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 5 | 3 | 1 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 |
| 1976 | 1976 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | W Avocado Bowl | 6 |
| 1977 | 1977 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L Avocado Bowl | 2 |
| 1978 | 1978 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 |
| 1979 | 1979 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 |
| 1980 | 1980 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L Avocado Bowl | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 9 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 1982 | 1982 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | W Pony Bowl | 9 |
| 1983 | 1983 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | W Potato Bowl | 1 |
| 1984 | 1984 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Pac-9 Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | W Pony Bowl | 3 |
| 1985 | 1985 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Pac-9 Conference | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L Pony Bowl | 27 |
| 1986 | 1986 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 |
| 1987 | 1987 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | South Coast Conference | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st (Central) | 5 | 0 | 0 | L Potato Bowl | 3 |
| 1989 | 1989 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (Central) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–4th (Central) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 |
| 1991 | 1991 | Hal Sherbeck | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd (Central) | 3 | 2 | 0 | W Potato Bowl | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–5th (Central) | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th (Central) | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2nd (Central) | 5 | 1 | 0 | W Western State K-Swiss Bowl | 23 |
| 1995 | 1995 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 4 | 5 | 1 | T–2nd (Central) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th (Central) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th (Central) | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–3rd (Central) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–3rd (Central) | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2nd (Central) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3rd (Central) | 3 | 2 | 0 | L US Bank Beach Bowl | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th (Central) | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st (National) | 5 | 0 | 0 | W US Bank Beach Bowl, L CCCAA National Championship | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd (National) | 2 | 3 | 0 | L Golden Empire Bowl (SCFA Semifinal) | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3rd (American) | 3 | 2 | 0 | W Golden Empire Bowl | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd (American) | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Gene Murphy | NJCAA | Mission Conference | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th (American) | 2 | 2 | 0 | W Orange County Bowl | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | W National Bowl | 8 |
| 2009 | 2009 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | W American Bowl | 5 |
| 2010 | 2010 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | W Golden Empire Bowl | 6 |
| 2011 | 2011 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | W Western State Bowl | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | W National Bowl | 2 |
| 2014 | 2014 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L Southern California Bowl | 3 (SCFA) |
| 2015 | 2015 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | L Western State Bowl | 9 (SCFA) |
| 2016 | 2016 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | W National Bowl | 2 |
| 2017 | 2017 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Southern Conference / League | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1st | 2 | 3 | 0 | V CCCAA National Championship | 1 |
| 2018 | 2018 | Tim Byrnes | NJCAA | National Central League | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Garrett Campbell | NJCAA | 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 | Garrett Campbell | NJCAA | National Southern League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | L SCFA Regional | 3 |
| 2023 | 2023 | Garrett Campbell | NJCAA | National Southern League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | L SCFA Semifinal | 5 |
| 2024 | 2024 | Phil Austin & Brian Crooks | NJCAA | National Southern League | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |