Fred Bleil
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1949 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 2011 (aged 62) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1967 | Northern Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Fort Lewis (assistant) |
| 1973–1977 | Eastern New Mexico (assistant) |
| 1978 | New Mexico Highlands (DC) |
| 1979–1982 | New Mexico Highlands |
| 1983 | Texas A&I (DC) |
| 1984–1985 | Drake (DC/DB) |
| 1986–1991 | Utah State (AHC/DC) |
| 1992–1995 | New Mexico (DC) |
| 1996–1997 | North Texas (DC) |
| 1998–2005 | San Diego State (ST/DB) |
| 2006 | North Texas (DC) |
| 2007 | Tulane (ST/LB) |
| 2008–2010 | Texas State (co-DC/S) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1979–1982 | New Mexico Highlands |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–26–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMAC (1981) | |
Fred H. Bleil (January 7, 1949 – September 26, 2011) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico Highlands University from 1979 to 1982.
Bleil was born on January 7, 1949, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Robert and Mary (McElrath) Bliel. He was raised in Plymouth County, Iowa, graduating from Remsen-Union High School in Remsen, Iowa.[1] Bliel earned a bachelor's degree from Westmar College—later known as Westmar University—in Le Mars, Iowa and a master's degree from Eastern New Mexico University. He began his coaching career in 1972 at an assistant coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. From 1973 to 1977, he was an assistant coach at Eastern New Mexico before being hired as the defensive coordinator at New Mexico Highlands in 1978 under head coach Dan Antolik. A year later, Bleil succeeded Antolik as head football coach.[2] He also served as the athletic director at New Mexico Highlands for four years, from 1979 to 1982.[3]
Bleil died of cancer, on September 26, 2011, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.[1] His younger brother, Bill, is also a college football coach.
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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| New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1979–1982) | |||||||||
| 1979 | New Mexico Highlands | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1980 | New Mexico Highlands | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981 | New Mexico Highlands | 7–3 | 7–1 | 1st | 19 | ||||
| 1982 | New Mexico Highlands | 2–7–1 | 1–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| New Mexico Highlands: | 16–26–1 | 14–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–26–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituaries; Fred H. Bliel". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. October 1, 2011. p. A5. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fred Bliel to coach football at Highlands". Alamogordo Daily News. Alamogordo, New Mexico. Associated Press. January 19, 1979. p. 3. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kingsley natives gets more duties as Drake coach". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 18, 1984. p. C2. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
[edit]- 1949 births
- 2011 deaths
- Drake Bulldogs football coaches
- Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football coaches
- Fort Lewis Skyhawks football coaches
- New Mexico Highlands Cowboys and Cowgirls athletic directors
- New Mexico Highlands Cowboys football coaches
- New Mexico Lobos football coaches
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- San Diego State Aztecs football coaches
- Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football coaches
- Texas State Bobcats football coaches
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- Eastern New Mexico University alumni
- Westmar University alumni
- People from Cherokee, Iowa
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- Coaches of American football from Iowa
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- Deaths from cancer in Texas