Coaches
Chris Thurmond
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Thurmond
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | McAlester HS (OK) (HS) | Position | DB | not known |
| 1977-1979 | Charles Page HS (OK) (HS) | Position | DB | not known |
| 1980 | Claremore (HS (OK) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1981-1982 | Charles Page HS (OK) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1983-1991 | Tulsa | Position | DB | John Cooper (1983-1984), David Rader (1988-1991) |
| 1992-1993 | East Carolina | DC | DC/DB | Steve Logan |
| 1994 | Tulsa | Position | DB | David Rader |
| 1995 | TCU | Position | DB | Pat Sullivan |
| 1996-1997 | Oklahoma | Position | DB | not known |
| 1998-2000 | TCU | Position | DB | Dennis Franchione |
| 2001-2002 | Alabama | Position | CB | Dennis Franchione |
| 2003-2005 | Texas A&M | Position | CB | Dennis Franchione |
| 2006-2007 | Houston | Position | CB/RC | Art Briles |
| 2007 | Houston | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Art Briles |
| 2008-2010 | Kentucky | Position | DB | Rich Brooks (2008-2009), Joker Phillips (2010) |
| 2011 | Rice | Position | CB | David Bailiff |
| 2012-2016 | Rice | DC | DC/CB✓ | David Bailiff |
| 2018- | Oklahoma State | Analyst | offensive analyst | Mike Gundy (2018-2024), Doug Meacham (2025), Eric Morris*+ (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 102 | 75 | 53 | 58 | 124 |
| 2013 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 35 | 36 | 15 | 102 | 125 |
| 2014 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 85 | 76 | 65 | 35 | 128 |
| 2015 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 126 | 122 | 97 | 85 | 128 |
| 2016 | Rice | Defensive coordinator | 127 | 111 | 89 | 126 | 128 |
Worked under
- John Cooper · Tulsa 1983-1984 (Position)
- David Rader · Tulsa 1988-1994 (Position)
- Steve Logan · East Carolina 1992-1993 (DC, Position)
- Pat Sullivan · TCU 1995 (Position)
- Dennis Franchione · TCU 1998-2000 (Position)
- Dennis Franchione · Alabama 2001-2002 (Position)
- Dennis Franchione · Texas A&M 2003-2005 (Position)
- Art Briles · Houston 2006-2007 (Other, Position)
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2008-2009 (Position)
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 2010 (Position)
- David Bailiff · Rice 2011-2016 (DC, Position)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2018-2024 (Analyst)
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2025 (Analyst)
- Eric Morris*+ · Oklahoma State 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bill Young · Tulsa 1983-1984 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Lovie Smith · Tulsa 1983-1986 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Logan · Tulsa 1983-1984 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Berry · Tulsa 1984 · him Position, them Position
- Craig Bohl · Tulsa 1985-1986 · him Position, them Position
- David Rader · Tulsa 1987-1994 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Danny Rocco · Tulsa 1988-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Pagano · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Position
- David Blackwell · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Doug Martin · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Jagodzinski · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 1992 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Logan · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Berry · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Coyer · East Carolina 1993 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Pat Sullivan · TCU 1995 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Young · Oklahoma 1996-1997 · him Position, them DC
- Denver Johnson · Oklahoma 1996 · him Position, them Position
- George Barlow · Oklahoma 1996-1997 · him Position, them GA
- Zac Roper · Oklahoma 1996-1997 · him Position, them Other
- Sam Pittman · Oklahoma 1997 · him Position, them Position
- Dennis Franchione · TCU 1998-2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gary Patterson · TCU 1998-2000 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Mike Schultz · TCU 1998-2000 · him Position, them Other
- Les Koenning · TCU 2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Carl Torbush · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dennis Franchione · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Les Koenning · Alabama 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Alabama 2001 · him Position, them GA
- Carl Torbush · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dennis Franchione · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Les Koenning · Texas A&M 2003-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Alan Weddell · Houston 2006-2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC
- Art Briles · Houston 2006-2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Philip Montgomery · Houston 2006-2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Randy Clements · Houston 2007 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 2008-2010 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Randy Sanders · Kentucky 2008-2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2008-2009 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Brown · Kentucky 2008-2010 · him Position, them DC
- Thom Kaumeyer · Kentucky 2008 · him Position, them Position
- Tee Martin · Kentucky 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Driesbach · Rice 2011 · him Position, them DC
- David Bailiff · Rice 2011-2016 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John Reagan · Rice 2011-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Billy Lynch · Rice 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Larry Edmondson · Rice 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Bob Stitt · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Brian Rock · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Jim Knowles · Oklahoma State 2018-2021 · him Analyst, them DC
- Josh Henson · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kasey Dunn · Oklahoma State 2018-2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2018-2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Yurcich · Oklahoma State 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Sean Gleeson · Oklahoma State 2019 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Derek Mason* · Oklahoma State 2022 · him Analyst, them DC
- Bryan Nardo · Oklahoma State 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them DC
- Joe Bob Clements · Oklahoma State 2023-2024 · him Analyst, them DC
- Greg Brown · Oklahoma State 2024-2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst, Position
- Paul Randolph · Oklahoma State 2024 · him Analyst, them Position
- Clint Bowen · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst, DC
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach, OC
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ryan Osborn · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Todd Grantham · Oklahoma State 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Drew Svoboda · Oklahoma State 2026 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Eric Morris*+ · Oklahoma State 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Sean Brophy · Oklahoma State 2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Skyler Cassity · Oklahoma State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC