Coaches
Tommy Thigpen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tommy Thigpen
Played at North Carolina 1989-1992
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | North Carolina | GA | GA | Carl Torbush |
| 2000 | Tennessee State | Position | LB | not known |
| 2001 | Bowling Green | Position | CB | Urban Meyer |
| 2002 | Bowling Green | ST coord. | STC/CB | Urban Meyer |
| 2003 | Illinois | Position | CB | Ron Turner |
| 2004 | Illinois | Position | LB | Ron Turner |
| 2005-2008 | North Carolina | Position | LB | John Bunting (2005-2006), Butch Davis (2007-2008) |
| 2009-2011 | Auburn | Position | S | Gene Chizik |
| 2012 | Auburn | Position | LB | Gene Chizik |
| 2013-2017 | Tennessee | Position | LB | Butch Jones* |
| 2018 | North Carolina | Position | S | Larry Fedora |
| 2019-2021 | North Carolina | DC | co-DC/ILB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2022-2024 | North Carolina | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Mack Brown |
| 2025 | Arlington Renegades (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2026- | North Carolina Central (unknown) | DC | DC/S✓ | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 40 | 34 | 46 | 86 | 130 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 80 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 127 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 101 | 104 | 99 | 80 | 130 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 121 | 106 | 124 | 101 | 131 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 78 | 69 | 61 | 121 | 133 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator | 74 | 78 | 56 | 78 | 134 |
Worked under
- Carl Torbush · North Carolina 1998-1999 (GA)
- Urban Meyer · Bowling Green 2001-2002 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ron Turner · Illinois 2003-2004 (Position)
- John Bunting · North Carolina 2005-2006 (Position)
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2007-2008 (Position)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2012 (Position)
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2013-2017 (Position)
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2018 (Position)
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2019-2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Carl Torbush · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jim Hofher · North Carolina 1998-1999 · him GA, them Position
- Billy Gonzales · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dan Mullen* · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Gregg Brandon · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other
- John Hevesy · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Beckman · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Urban Meyer · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Zach Azzanni · Bowling Green 2001-2002 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Dan Roushar · Illinois 2003-2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Mallory · Illinois 2003-2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ron Turner · Illinois 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Scott Shafer · Illinois 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Brock · North Carolina 2005-2006 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · North Carolina 2005 · him Position, them Position, Strength
- Gary Tranquill · North Carolina 2005 · him Position, them OC
- John Bunting · North Carolina 2005-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Dunn · North Carolina 2005-2007 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Marvin Sanders · North Carolina 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Arthur Smith · North Carolina 2006 · him Position, them GA
- Chad Scott · North Carolina 2006-2018 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · North Carolina 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Butch Davis · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chuck Pagano · North Carolina 2007 · him Position, them DC
- John Lovett · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, them ST coord.
- John Shoop · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Sam Pittman · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Hagen · North Carolina 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Brad Davis · North Carolina 2008 · him Position, them GA
- Everett Withers · North Carolina 2008 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Position, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Position, them Position
- Rhett Lashlee* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2011 · him Position, them GA
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010-2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brian VanGorder · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Myers Hendrickson · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Analyst
- Ryan Pugh · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them GA
- Scot Loeffler · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Auburn 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Butch Jones* · Tennessee 2013-2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Jancek · Tennessee 2013-2015 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Bajakian · Tennessee 2013-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Tennessee 2013-2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Tennessee 2013-2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Tennessee 2014-2016 · him Position, them GA
- Mike DeBord · Tennessee 2015-2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tommy Zagorski · Tennessee 2015 · him Position, them Analyst
- Bob Shoop · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Position, them DC
- Larry Scott · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Walt Wells · Tennessee 2016-2017 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Brady Hoke · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Charlton Warren · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Canales · Tennessee 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- John Papuchis · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them DC
- Keith Heckendorf · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Larry Fedora · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Ekeler · North Carolina 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Bateman · North Carolina 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mack Brown · North Carolina 2019-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Phil Longo* · North Carolina 2019-2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Scott Boone · North Carolina 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Brewster · North Carolina 2019 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jovan Dewitt · North Carolina 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Porter · North Carolina 2021-2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Charlton Warren · North Carolina 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Gene Chizik · North Carolina 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other
- Jack Bicknell · North Carolina 2022 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chip Lindsey · North Carolina 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · North Carolina 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Ted Monachino · North Carolina 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Geoff Collins · North Carolina 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chris Barnette · North Carolina Central 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Trei Oliver · North Carolina Central 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach