Steve Fairchild
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 21, 1958 Decatur, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1977 | San Diego Mesa CC |
| 1978–1980 | Colorado State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1983 | San Diego Mesa CC (OC/QB/WR) |
| 1984–1985 | Ferris State (OC/QB/RB) |
| 1986 | San Diego State (TE/RC) |
| 1987–1989 | New Mexico (OC/QB) |
| 1990–1992 | San Diego State (QB) |
| 1993–1996 | Colorado State (QB) |
| 1997–2000 | Colorado State (OC) |
| 2001–2002 | Buffalo Bills (RB) |
| 2003–2005 | St. Louis Rams (OC/QB) |
| 2006–2007 | Buffalo Bills (OC) |
| 2008–2011 | Colorado State |
| 2012 | San Diego Chargers (OA) |
| 2013–2015 | Virginia (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–33 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Stephen Thomas Fairchild (born June 21, 1958) is an American football coach and former player. He served as head football coach of at Colorado State University from 2008 to 2011, compiling a record of 16–33.
Fairchild was born in Decatur, Illinois. He graduated from Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, CA in 1976. Fairchild is a 1981 graduate of Colorado State, where he spent three seasons as a quarterback and earned All-WAC second-team honors behind BYU’s Jim McMahon. Fairchild also excelled in the classroom at Colorado State, earning first-team academic all-conference honors, the Merill Gheen Award for athletic and academic achievement and the NCAA District Athletic Achievement Award. He earned a bachelor of arts in economics from Colorado State and later a master of education from Azusa Pacific in 1983.
Fairchild initially attended and played football for San Diego Mesa College, where he was named an All-American. In 1978, he transferred to Colorado State University, where he played quarterback until 1980. He split playing time with Keith Lee for his first two seasons, and was red-shirted in 1979. In his final year playing with the team, he was the full-time starter and scored 15 touchdowns while throwing for 2,573 yards.Fairchild graduated from Colorado State University in 1980 with a degree in economics.
After graduating from CSU, Fairchild returned to San Diego Mesa Community College where he held the head coaching job for a number of years. From 1986 through 1993, Fairchild held assistant coaching jobs at University of New Mexico and at San Diego State University. In 1993, he returned to Colorado State University, where he served as quarterbacks' coach until 1996, after which he was promoted to offensive coordinator. During his time as an assistant coach at Colorado State, the team won a total of five conference titles. In January 2013, Fairchild was hired by Mike London at the University of Virginia as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
In 2001, Fairchild was hired by the Buffalo Bills to serve as running backs' coach. He left for the St. Louis Rams in 2003 where he served as an assistant offensive coordinator for three seasons, before returning to the Bills in 2006 for a season-and-a-half as the offensive coordinator. Fairchild returned to the NFL in 2012 and was with the San Diego Chargers as Senior Offensive Assistant/Special Assignments before moving to the University of Virginia in January 2013.
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