Fred Akers

Last on staff as Head Coach, Shreveport Knights, through 1999.

Not on a staff this seasonHead coach highest tier reachedDarrell Royal mentor 20 protégés

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Experience

7 stints

Head Coach
Shreveport Knights
19991 season
Head Coach
Purdue
1987–19904 seasons
Head Coach
Texas
1977–198610 seasons
Head Coach
Wyoming
1975–19762 seasons
Offensive Coordinator
Texas
19741 season
Assistant Coach
Texas
19721 season
Co-Offensive Coordinator
Texas
1966–19749 seasons

Career paths from head coach to a head job

Coaching tree

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Relationships

Mentored 24 people at 4 programs, most recently Dan Lounsbury, Pat Henderson and Fred Jackson

Coach	Where	Seasons
Dan Lounsbury	Shreveport Knights	1999
Pat Henderson	Purdue	1990
Fred Jackson	Purdue	1989–1990
Greg Brown	Purdue	1989–1990
Pete Hoener	Purdue	1989–1990
Bill Kollar	Purdue	1988–1989
Bill Michael	Purdue	1987–1990
Brian Cabral	Purdue	1987–1988
Dan Lounsbury	Purdue	1987–1990
Mike Sanford Sr.	Purdue

Succeeded 4 people at 3 programs, most recently Leon Burtnett, Darrell Royal and Fritz Shurmur

Coach	Where	Seasons
Leon Burtnett	Purdue	1987
Darrell Royal	Texas	1977
Fritz Shurmur	Wyoming	1975
Willie Zapalac	Texas	1972

Succeeded by 4 people at 3 programs, most recently Jim Colletto, David McWilliams and Bill Lewis

Coach	Where	Seasons
Jim Colletto	Purdue	1991
David McWilliams	Texas	1987
Bill Lewis	Wyoming	1977
Spike Dykes	Texas	1972