Lyle Setencich (born June 4, 1945) is a former

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player and coach. He was the head coach at

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from 1983 to 1986 and at

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from 1987 to 1993, compiling a career

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record of .

Early years

Born in

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, Setencich attended

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in 1963. After graduation in 1963, he played two years of junior college football at the

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. Setencich transferred to

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, where he was a two-year letterman and graduated with a degree in biological sciences (and physical education) in 1967. He served in the

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in 1972 for one year as a physical therapy specialist with the 828th station hospital in Fresno and held the rank of Specialist 5.

High school coach

Setencich began his coaching career as a high school assistant at alma mater Washington in 1969, then at

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in the

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. He was then a head coach at Albany and

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College coach

Setencich moved to collegiate coaching in

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as the

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for the Boise State University Broncos under head coach

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. He helped lead the Broncos to the Big Sky title and the

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in his first season and the

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. When Criner departed after the 1982 season for Iowa State Uiversity, Setencich was promoted to He posted a record in four seasons; his last in

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was the first losing campaign (5–6) for the program He resigned following the season and immediately became head coach at Cal Poly in

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, where he led the Division II program to a mark in seven seasons Setencich later coached at

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(1994) under

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(1995–1996) under

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, and

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(1997–2001) under

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. In 2003, he became defensive coordinator at

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under head coach Mike Leach. During his fifth season, he resigned from that position for personal reasons on September 23, 2007.

Head coaching record

College

References

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