made it official, using his rising profile to leave Pittsburgh for Stanford. Stanford Harris was the head coach of the football team at Stanford University. In his first season as head coach there he posted a record of 5–6, including a 20-17 loss at home to UC Davis of the Great West Conference. In his second season as head coach the team posted a 1–11 record, the school's worst since going 0–10 in 1960. Harris was notorious for the extremely rare and bizarre decision to punt on 3rd down while trailing UCLA 7-0 on October 1, 2006 during his second season. He was fired on December 4, 2006, two days after Stanford's regular season ended. By the end of his tenure at Stanford, Harris had surpassed Jack Curtice with the lowest winning percentage in the history of Stanford football, with a .261 mark. Akron In February 2009 he joined the University of Akron coaching staff as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, but the team struggled and head coach J. D. Brookhart lost his job at the end of the year. California (PA) In April 2010, Harris became the offensive coordinator at California University of Pennsylvania. He was replaced after one season. Coaching style Harris has been viewed by some players as difficult to work with. One article about his departure from Stanford called him a "disciplinarian" and reported that a player briefly quit the team in protest of his coaching style. Harris also has a questionable history of play calling, particularly when it comes to his tenure at the University of Pittsburgh. In a controversial series of calls he had Tyler Palko quarterback punt on third down a number of times in a 2004 game against Nebraska which the Panthers lost. Harris was also criticized after the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl for under-utilizing Heisman Trophy runner-up and eventual third overall NFL draft pick Larry Fitzgerald. Head coaching record References External links California (PA) profile 1946 births Living people American football cornerbacks Air Force Falcons football coaches Akron Zips football coaches California Golden Bears football coaches California Vulcans football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Michigan State Spartans football coaches New York Jets coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Pacific Tigers football coaches Pacific Tigers football players Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches Tennessee Volunteers football coaches High school football coaches in California People from South San Francisco,