Fred Zechman (born c. 1945) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach. He served as the head football coach at

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...

from 1983 to 1985, compiling a record of 9–24. Zechman graduated from

Capital University Capital University (Capital, Cap, or CU) is a private university in Bexley, Ohio. Capital was founded as the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio in 1830, and later was associated with that synod's successor, the Ame ...

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, where he played

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from 1963 to 1966. He was the head football coach at

Miami Trace High School Miami Trace High School is a public high school near Washington Court House, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Miami Trace Local School District. Their mascot is the Panthers. The Miami Trace Local School District serves parts of Washingt ...

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from 1973 to 1978, tallying a mark of 55–6–1. Zechman worked as an assistant football coach at

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under head coach

Earle Bruce Earle Bruce (March 8, 1931 – April 20, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tampa (1972), Iowa State University (1973–1978), Ohio State University (1979–1987), the University of N ...

from 1979 to 1982.

Head coaching record

College

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zechman, Fred Year of birth missing (living people) 1940s births Living people Capital Comets football players New Mexico State Aggies football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches High school football coaches in Ohio