THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Chris Hatcher

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Chris Hatcher

Played at Valdosta State 1991-1994

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1996UCFPositionQB/TEnot known
1997-1998KentuckyGAGAHal Mumme
1999KentuckyPositionQB/WRHal Mumme
2000-2006Valdosta StateHead coachHead coachhimself
2007-2009Georgia SouthernHead coachHead coachhimself
2010-2014Murray StateHead coachHead coachhimself
2015-2025SamfordHead coachHead coach✓himself
2026-TulaneOtherchief of staffWill Hall*

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2015Samford (FCS)6-5- → ----60% wins-
2016Samford (FCS)7-5- → ----55% wins-
2017Samford (FCS)8-4- → ----58% wins-
2018Samford (FCS)6-5- → ----67% wins-
2019Samford (FCS)5-7- → ----55% wins-
2021Samford (FCS)4-7- → -1296--128
2022Samford (FCS)11-2- → -2349-36% wins130
2023Samford (FCS)6-5- → -4360-85% wins128
2024Samford (FCS)4-7- → -10214-55% wins129
2025Samford (FCS)1-11- → -126100-33% wins129
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
2000Valdosta StateDivision II10-2
2001Valdosta StateDivision II12-1
2002Valdosta StateDivision II14-1
2003Valdosta StateDivision II10-2
2004Valdosta StateDivision II13-1
2005Valdosta StateDivision II9-3
2006Valdosta StateDivision II8-2
2007Georgia SouthernFCS7-4
2008Georgia SouthernFCS6-5
2009Georgia SouthernFCS5-6
2010Murray StateFCS6-5
2011Murray StateFCS7-4
2012Murray StateFCS5-6
2013Murray StateFCS6-6
2014Murray StateFCS3-9
2020SamfordFCS4-3

Worked under

  • Hal Mumme · Kentucky 1997-1999 (GA, Position)

His tree

Coaches who were on his staffs

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No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.

Coached together

  • Brian VanGorder · UCF 1996 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Mike Kruczek · UCF 1996 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Willie Martinez · UCF 1996 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Guy Morriss · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him GA, Position, them Other, Position
  • Hal Mumme · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
  • Mike Leach · Kentucky 1997-1998 · him GA, them OC, Position
  • Sonny Dykes* · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him GA, Position, them GA, Position, ST coord.
  • Tony Franklin · Kentucky 1997-1999 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
  • David Dean · Valdosta State 2000-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Kirby Smart*+ · Valdosta State 2000-2001 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Will Muschamp · Valdosta State 2000 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Buster Faulkner · Valdosta State 2005 · him Head coach, them Other
  • Mitch Stewart · Georgia Southern 2007-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Ron Dugans · Georgia Southern 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Buster Faulkner · Murray State 2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Mitch Stewart · Murray State 2010-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Russ Callaway · Murray State 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Russ Callaway · Samford 2015-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
  • Sam Shade · Samford 2015 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
  • Travis Trickett · Samford 2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Mitch Stewart · Samford 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Nick Benedetto · Samford 2021 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Chris Boone · Samford 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Ricky Turner · Samford 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Scot Sloan · Samford 2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach

Played together