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

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 – – – – – – 2 L. O. Culp 1921 11 6 3 2 – – – – – – 3 Art Nunn 1922, 1925, 1928–1935 78 35 36 7 25212 – – – – – – 4 Glenn Lewis 1926–1927 18 6 10 2 241 – – – – – – 5 Roy Priebe 1936 10 1 8 1 051 – – – – – – 6 Wendell Pickens 1937–1939 27 9 17 1 5111 – – – – – – 7 Ed Goddard 1940–1941, 1946–1949 57 33 20 4 16133 – – – – – – 8 Dick Spaulding 1942, 1952–1953 30 23 7 0 1240 – – – 1 – – 9 W. W. Bradshaw 1944 6 3 3 0 – – – – – – 10 Lloyd Martin 1945 9 2 6 1 110 – – – – – – 11 Tex Oliver 1950–1951 19 8 9 2 372 – – – – – – 12 Bud Dawson 1954–1957 40 24 15 1 14110 – – – 1 – – 13 Oran Breeland 1958–1960 27 6 19 2 6141 – – – – – – 14 Hal Sherbeck 1961–1991 319 241 70 8 154386 2 0 0 16 3 – 15 Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas 1992 10 1 9 0 140 – – – – – – 16 Gene Murphy 1993–2007 157 80 75 2 41370 3 1 0 1 – – 17 Tim Byrnes 2008–2018 117 82 35 0 43180 1 0 0 6 – – 18 Garrett Campbell 2019–2023 44 31 13 0 1840 1 2 0 2 – – 19 Phil Austin & Brian Crooks 2024–present 6 3 3 0 120 – – – – – –

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieFullerton Hornets 1916 1916Albert Steulke—Independent 1 41 ——No team from 1917 to 1920. 1921 1921L. C. Culp—Independent 6 32 —— 1922 1922Art Nunn 0 30 ——No team from 1923 to 1924. 1925 1925Art Nunn—Independent 0 40 —— 1926 1926Glenn Lewis 2 41 —— 1927 1927Southern California Junior College Conference 4 61 T–5th 241—— 1928 1928Art Nunn 5 21 2nd 311—— 1929 1929 6 40 T–2nd 520—— 1930 1930 3 41 2nd 321—— 1931 1931 3 41 T–4th 330—— 1932 1932Orange Empire Conference / Eastern Conference 7 21 2nd 420—— 1933 1933 4 41 5th 240—— 1934 1934 2 61 6th 240—— 1935 1935 5 31 T–3rd 330—— 1936 1936Roy Priebe 1 81 7th 051—— 1937 1937Wendell Pickens 2 60 5th 240—— 1938 1938 6 21 3rd 321—— 1939 1939 1 90 6th 050—— 1940 1940Ed Goddard 7 20 2nd 320—— 1941 1941 7 20 2nd 320—— 1942 1942Dick Spaulding 6 20 2nd 310——No team in 1943—World War II. 1944 1944W. W. Bradshaw—Independent 3 30 —— 1945 1945Lloyd MartinEastern Conference 2 61 T–2nd 110—— 1946 1946Ed GoddardNJCAA 3 42 2nd 212—— 1947 1947 7 30 3rd 320—— 1948 1948 7 21 3rd 420—— 1949 1949 2 71 T–5th 141—— 1950 1950Tex Oliver 4 42 5th 132—— 1951 1951 4 50 T–4th 240—— 1952 1952Dick Spaulding 8 30 T–4th 330—— 1953 1953 9 201st 600—— 1954 1954Bud Dawson 6 50 5th 240—— 1955 1955 9 201st 600—— 1956 1956 5 40 4th 330—— 1957 1957 4 41 5th 340—— 1958 1958Oran Breeland 2 61 6th 241—— 1959 1959 2 61 T–6th 250—— 1960 1960 2 70 6th 250—— 1961 1961Hal Sherbeck 6 40 3rd 520L Orange Show Bowl— 1962 1962 6 21 3rd 621—24 1963 1963 3 51 T–6th 351—— 1964 1964 8 201st 700W Potato Bowl4 19651965 10 001st 700W Junior Rose Bowl— 1966 1966 9 011st 700W Potato Bowl3 19671967 12 001st 800—1 1968 1968South Coast Conference 8 10 2nd 610—9 1969 1969 10 20T–1st 510—6 1970 1970 11 101st 600—2 1971 1971 5 40 3rd 420—— 1972 1972 4 41 4th 221—— 1973 1973 10 101st 500—3 1974 1974 5 31T–1st 410—— 1975 1975 7 20 2nd 510—19 1976 1976 9 201st 510W Avocado Bowl6 1977 1977 10 101st 600L Avocado Bowl2 1978 1978 6 40 T–3rd 330—23 1979 1979 7 30 2nd 420—19 1980 1980 7 40T–1st 510L Avocado Bowl— 1981 1981 9 10T–1st 510—5 1982 1982 9 20 2nd 510W Pony Bowl9 19831983 10 011st 501W Potato Bowl1 1984 1984Pac-9 Conference 10 10T–1st 710W Pony Bowl3 1985 1985 8 301st 710L Pony Bowl27 1986 1986South Coast Conference 6 40 T–2nd 520—25 1987 1987 5 32 2nd 412—— 1988 1988Mission Conference 10 101st (Central) 500L Potato Bowl3 1989 1989 6 40 3rd (Central) 320—— 1990 1990 7 30 T–4th (Central) 230—23 1991 1991 8 30 T–2nd (Central) 320W Potato Bowl— 1992 1992Marv Sampson & Glenn Thomas 1 90 T–5th (Central) 140—— 1993 1993Gene Murphy 3 70 6th (Central) 050—— 1994 1994 7 31 2nd (Central) 510W Western State K-Swiss Bowl23 1995 1995 4 51 T–2nd (Central) 420—— 1996 1996 5 50 T–4th (Central) 330—— 1997 1997 5 50 T–4th (Central) 330—— 1998 1998 3 70 T–3rd (Central) 230—— 1999 1999 3 70 T–3rd (Central) 230—— 2000 2000 4 60 2nd (Central) 320—— 2001 2001 6 50 3rd (Central) 320L US Bank Beach Bowl— 2002 2002 3 70 5th (Central) 140—— 2003 2003 10 301st (National) 500W US Bank Beach Bowl, L CCCAA National Championship— 2004 2004 7 40 T–3rd (National) 230L Golden Empire Bowl (SCFA Semifinal)— 2005 2005 8 30 3rd (American) 320W Golden Empire Bowl— 2006 2006 5 50 3rd (American) 320—— 2007 2007 7 30 4th (American) 220W Orange County Bowl— 2008 2008Tim ByrnesNational Southern Conference / League 10 201st 600W National Bowl8 2009 2009 10 201st 600W American Bowl5 2010 2010 7 40 3rd 320W Golden Empire Bowl6 2011 2011 5 50 6th 050—— 2012 2012 7 401st 510W Western State Bowl— 2013 2013 12 101st 600W National Bowl2 2014 2014 8 301st 600L Southern California Bowl3 (SCFA) 2015 2015 6 50 4th 330L Western State Bowl9 (SCFA) 20162016 12 101st 410W National Bowl2 2017 2017 30 7 1st 230V CCCAA National Championship1 2018 2018National Central League 2 80 1st 230—— 2019 2019Garrett Campbell 5 50 3rd 320——No team in 2020—COVID-19. 2021 2021Garrett CampbellNJCAANational Southern League 6 50 3rd 320L Patriotic Bowl— 2022 2022 10 201st 500L SCFA Regional3 2023 2023 10 101st 700L SCFA Semifinal5 2024 2024Phil Austin & Brian Crooks 3 30 120——

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