Fred Bleil

Fred H. Bleil (January 7, 1949 – September 26, 2011) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico Highlands University from 1979 to 1982.

Fred Bleil

Biographical details
Born	(1949-01-07)January 7, 1949 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 26, 2011(2011-09-26) (aged 62) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1967	Northern Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972	Fort Lewis (assistant)
1973–1977	Eastern New Mexico (assistant)
1978	New Mexico Highlands (DC)
1979–1982	New Mexico Highlands
1983	Texas A&I (DC)
1984–1985	Drake (DC/DB)
1986–1991	Utah State (AHC/DC)
1992–1995	New Mexico (DC)
1996–1997	North Texas (DC)
1998–2005	San Diego State (ST/DB)
2006	North Texas (DC)
2007	Tulane (ST/LB)
2008–2010	Texas State (co-DC/S)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1979–1982	New Mexico Highlands
Head coaching record
Overall	16–26–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 RMAC (1981)

Bleil was born on January 7, 1949, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Robert and Mary (McElrath) Bliel. He was raised in Plymouth County, Iowa, graduating from Remsen-Union High School in Remsen, Iowa.^[1] Bliel earned a bachelor's degree from Westmar College—later known as Westmar University—in Le Mars, Iowa and a master's degree from Eastern New Mexico University. He began his coaching career in 1972 at an assistant coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. From 1973 to 1977, he was an assistant coach at Eastern New Mexico before being hired as the defensive coordinator at New Mexico Highlands in 1978 under head coach Dan Antolik. A year later, Bleil succeeded Antolik as head football coach.^[2] He also served as the athletic director at New Mexico Highlands for four years, from 1979 to 1982.^[3]

Bleil died of cancer, on September 26, 2011, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.^[1] His younger brother, Bill, is also a college football coach.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA#
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1979–1982)
1979	New Mexico Highlands	3–7	3–5	T–6th
1980	New Mexico Highlands	4–6	3–5	T–5th
1981	New Mexico Highlands	7–3	7–1	1st		19
1982	New Mexico Highlands	2–7–1	1–6–1	8th
New Mexico Highlands:		16–26–1	14–17–1
Total:		16–26–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final NAIA Division I poll.