Coaches
Thomas Ford
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Thomas Ford
Played at Linfield 2001-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Linfield | Position | RB | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | ST coord. | ST/WR | not known |
| 2012 | Puget Sound | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2013 | Puget Sound (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2017 | Stadium HS (WA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2019 | Simon Fraser | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020-2021 | Washington | Analyst | OQC | Jimmy Lake |
| 2022-2023 | Idaho | ST coord. | ST/RB | not known |
| 2024 | Oregon State | Position | RB | Trent Bray |
| 2025- | Idaho | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Idaho (FCS) | 4-8 | - → - | 28 | 66 | - | 71% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Idaho (FCS) | 5-5 | - → - | 11 | 120 | - | 33% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Simon Fraser | Division II | 1-9 |
| 2019 | Simon Fraser | Division II | 1-9 |
Worked under
- Jimmy Lake · Washington 2020-2021 (Analyst)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2024 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Josh Lamberson · Southeastern Oklahoma State 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bob Gregory · Washington 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Ikaika Malloe · Washington 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Jimmy Lake · Washington 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- John Donovan · Washington 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Junior Adams · Washington 2020-2021 · him Analyst, them Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Washington 2020 · him Analyst, them DC
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Luke Schleusner · Idaho 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Matt Linehan · Idaho 2022-2025 · him Head coach, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Rob Aurich · Idaho 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024 · him Position, them Position
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2024 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2024 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Cort Dennison · Idaho 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ian Shoemaker · Idaho 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Lee Stalker · Idaho 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Brett Elliott · Linfield 2004