Bruce Snyder

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Bruce Snyder

Title Head Coach
College N/A
Sport Football
Team record N/A
Born March 14, 1940 (1940-03-14) (age 68)
Place of birth Santa Monica, California
Career highlights
Overall 125-106-6
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
1996 Pac-10 Conference Championship
Awards
1990 Pac-10 Coach of the Year
1996 Pac 10 Coach of the Year
1996 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for NCAA Coach of the Year
Playing career
1960-1963 Oregon
Position Full Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976-1982
1987-1991
1992-2000
Utah State
California
Arizona State

Bruce Snyder (born March 14, 1940 in Santa Monica, California) was the head football coach of Utah State University from 1976 to 1982. He was the head football coach of the University of California from 1987 to 1991. And from 1992 to 2000, he served as the head football coach at Arizona State University. At Arizona State he compiled a 58-45 record. Snyder was chosen as the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1996, the same season the Sun Devils played in the 1997 Rose Bowl losing to Ohio State, 20-17. His career record stands at 125-106-6.

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Utah State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1976 – 1982)
1976 Utah State 3-8
1977 Utah State 4-7
1978 Utah State 7-4 3-1 T-1st
1979 Utah State 8-2-1 4-0-1 1st
1980 Utah State 6-5 4-1 2nd
1981 Utah State 5-5-1 4-1 2nd
1982 Utah State 5-6 2-3 4th
Utah State: 38-37-2
California Golden Bears (Pac 10 Conference) (1987 – 1991)
1987 California 3-6-2 2-3-2 8th
1988 California 5-5-1 1-5-1 10th
1989 California 4-7 2-6 10th
1990 California 7-4-1 4-3-1 4th W 17-15 Copper Bowl
1991 California 10-2 6-2 T-2nd W 37-13 Citrus Bowl 7 8
California: 29-24-4
Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac 10 Conference) (1992 – 2000)
1992 Arizona State 6-5 4-4 T-6th
1993 Arizona State 6-5 4-4 T-5th
1994 Arizona State 3-8 2-6 T-8th
1995 Arizona State 6-5 4-4 T-5th
1996 Arizona State 11-1 8-0 1st L 17-20 Rose Bowl 4 4
1997 Arizona State 9-3 6-2 3rd W 17-7 Sun Bowl 14 14
1998 Arizona State 5-6 4-4 T-5th
1999 Arizona State 6-6 5-3 4th L 3-23 Aloha Classic
2000 Arizona State 6-6 3-5 T-5th L 17-31 Aloha Classic
Arizona State: 58-45
Total: 125-106-6 (.540)
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.

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Preceded by
Gary Barnett
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
1996
Succeeded by
Lloyd Carr
Preceded by
Gary Barnett
Walter Camp Coach of the Year
1996
Succeeded by
Lloyd Carr