Willie Fritz
American football player and coach (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willie Fritz (born April 2, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Houston. Fritz served as the head football coach at University of Central Missouri from 1997 to 2009, Sam Houston State University from 2010 to 2013, Georgia Southern University from 2014 to 2015, and Tulane University from 2016 to 2023. From 1993 to 1996, he was the head football coach at Blinn College, a junior college in Brenham, Texas, where he led his teams to consecutive NJCAA National Football Championships, in 1995 and 1996.
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Houston |
Conference | Big 12 |
Record | 0–0 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1960-04-02) April 2, 1960 (age 64) Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1978–1981 | Pittsburg State |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1982 | Pittsburg State (GA) |
1983 | Shawnee Mission NW HS (KS) (asst.) |
1984–1985 | Sam Houston State (GA) |
1986 | Willis HS (TX) (assistant) |
1987–1990 | Coffeyville (DC) |
1991–1992 | Sam Houston State (DB/ST) |
1993–1996 | Blinn |
1997–2009 | Central Missouri |
2010–2013 | Sam Houston State |
2014–2015 | Georgia Southern |
2016–2023 | Tulane |
2024–present | Houston |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 208–116 (college) 39–5–1 (junior college) |
Bowls | 4–1 (college) 2–1 (junior college) |
Tournaments | 7–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 4–0 (TJCFC/SWJCFC playoffs) |
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