Coaches
Jeff Thorne
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jeff Thorne
Played at Eastern Illinois 1990-1993
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-2001 | Wheaton Warrenville South HS (IL) (HS) | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2002-2014 | North Central (IL) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2015-2021 | North Central (IL) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tim Lester |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Michigan | Offensive coordinator | 122 | 119 | 128 | 13 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | North Central | Division III | 7-3 |
| 2016 | North Central | Division III | 11-1 |
| 2017 | North Central | Division III | 10-2 |
| 2018 | North Central | Division III | 10-2 |
| 2019 | North Central | Division III | 14-1 |
| 2021 | North Central | Division III | 13-1 |
Worked under
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2022 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Lester · Western Michigan 2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Trevor Andrews · Western Michigan 2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
Played together
- Chris Wilkerson · Eastern Illinois 1991-1993