Coaches
Chris Tormey
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Tormey
Played at Idaho 1973-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | Gonzaga Prep (WA) (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1980-1981 | Washington | GA | GA | not known |
| 1982-1983 | Idaho | Position | DL | not known |
| 1984-1992 | Washington | Position | TE/OLB/secondary | not known |
| 1993-1994 | Washington (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1995-1999 | Idaho | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2000-2003 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2004-2008 | Washington | Position | LB/RC | Keith Gilbertson (2004), Tyrone Willingham (2005-2008) |
| 2009-2010 | Hawai'i | ST coord. | ST/secondary | Greg McMackin |
| 2011 | Washington State | Position | LB | Paul Wulff |
| 2012-2013 | Wyoming | DC | DC✓ | Dave Christensen |
| 2014 | South Whidbey HS (WA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2015 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2016-2018 | BC Lions (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2019 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2020 | Ottawa Redblacks (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | 120 | 110 | 105 | 107 | 124 |
| 2013 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 101 | 98 | 120 | 125 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Idaho (FCS) | 0-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1996 | Idaho | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | -2.4 | 0% wins | 111 |
| 1997 | Idaho | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | -16.4 | 55% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Idaho | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | -8.5 | 46% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Idaho | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | -8.5 | 75% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Nevada | 2-10 | - → - | - | - | -22.5 | 27% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Nevada | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -12.1 | 17% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Nevada | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | -7.9 | 27% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Nevada | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | -9.0 | 42% wins | 117 |
Worked under
- Keith Gilbertson · Washington 2004 (Other, Position)
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 (Other, Position)
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2009-2010 (Position, ST coord.)
- Paul Wulff · Washington State 2011 (Position)
- Dave Christensen · Wyoming 2012-2013 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 1996-1997 (Position)
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1996-1997 (DC, Position)
- Kim McCloud · Idaho 1998-1999 (Position)
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2003 (GA)
Level 2: on their staffs · 6
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position) · under Nick Holt
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2004-2005 (OC, Position) · under Nick Holt
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.) · under Nick Holt
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position) · under Nick Holt
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2004-2005 (OC, Position) · under Nick Holt
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005 (Other) · under Nick Holt
Level 3: on their staffs · 12
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 (Analyst) · under Jonathan Smith
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2023 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jonathan Smith
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Daniel Da Prato · New Mexico 2025 (Other, ST coord.) · under Jason Eck
- Luke Schleusner · New Mexico 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Jason Eck
- Spence Nowinsky · New Mexico 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jason Eck
- Zach Lujan · New Mexico 2026 (Other, Position) · under Jason Eck
Coached together
- Duane Akina · Washington 1980 · him GA, them GA
- Gary Pinkel · Washington 1980-1990 · him GA, Position, them OC, Position
- John Pease · Washington 1980-1981 · him GA, them Position
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 1982-1983 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Smith · Idaho 1982-1983 · him Position, them DC
- Tim Lappano · Idaho 1982-1983 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Heacock · Washington 1984-1987 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Mora* · Washington 1984 · him Position, them GA
- Jay Niemann · Washington 1986-1988 · him Position, them GA
- Dave Christensen · Washington 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Jeff Mills · Washington 1990-1991 · him Position, them GA
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Kasey Dunn · Idaho 1995 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1995-1997 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kim McCloud · Idaho 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Mills · Nevada 2000-2003 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kim McCloud · Nevada 2000-2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2003 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jimmy Lake · Washington 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Pete Kaligis · Washington 2004 · him Other, Position, them Strength
- Phil Snow · Washington 2004 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Axman · Washington 2004 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · Washington 2005-2007 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Denbrock · Washington 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Wilks · Washington 2005 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Lappano · Washington 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Washington 2005-2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Washington 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Luke Huard · Washington 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Brian White · Washington 2008 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Ed Donatell · Washington 2008 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Cal Lee · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Greg McMackin · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mike Smith · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2009-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Ron Lee · Hawai'i 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Chris Ball · Washington State 2011 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Jody Sears · Washington State 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Paul Wulff · Washington State 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Todd Sturdy · Washington State 2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Dave Christensen · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Derek Sage · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him DC, them Position
- Gregg Brandon · Wyoming 2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Matt Rahl · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Bill Young · Wyoming 2013 · him DC, them Analyst
- Jamar Cain · Wyoming 2013 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Jason Gesser · Wyoming 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2013 · him DC, them OC
Played together
- Tim Lappano · Idaho 1975-1977