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Don "Tuffy" Mullison is a former head coach of the Colorado State college football program from 1956-61.[1] Don "Tuffy" Mullison played football for the Colorado A & M Aggies (Colorado State) in 1942 before serving in the Pacific during World War Two. He returned to Colorado A & M College in 1946 playing until 1948 and was a member of Bob Davis' Raisin Bowl team. A champion wrestler also, Mullison returned to Colorado A & M as the assistant line coach in football in 1952. He helped Bob Davis guide the 1955 Aggies to the Skyline Conference championship in 1955 before being named the head coach of football in 1956. He coached the Aggies-Rams until the football program fell on hard times and was fired in December of 1961.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Bowl |
Coaches# |
AP° |
| 1956 |
Colorado State |
2-7-1 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
5 |
|
|
|
| 1957 |
Colorado State |
3-7-0 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
6t |
|
|
|
| 1958 |
Colorado State |
6-4-0 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
4 |
|
|
|
| 1959 |
Colorado State |
6-4-0 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
2 |
|
|
|
| 1960 |
Colorado State |
2-8-0 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
7t |
|
|
|
| 1961 |
Colorado State |
0-10-0 |
Skyline Conference/Mountain States Athletic Conference |
7 |
|
|
|
| Total: |
19-40-1 |
|
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. |
[edit] References
www.coloradoaggies.com
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