Chris Hatcher
Chief of Staff at Tulane since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 31
- First season
- 1996
- Teams
- 7
Career
8 stints
- 1996UCFQuarterbacksTight Ends
- 1997–1998KentuckyQuarterbacks
- 1999KentuckyQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 2000–2006Valdosta StateHead Coach
- 2007–2009Georgia SouthernHead Coach
- 2010–2014Murray StateHead Coach
- 2015–2025SamfordHead Coach
- 2026–presentTulaneChief of Staff
Coaching tree
4 mentors, 17 protégés, 7 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
25
- 2026Will HallCoached under · Tulane
- 2020–2021Mitch StewartMentored · Samford
- 2018–2020Darius EubanksMentored · Samford
- 2016–2017Derrick FosterMentored · Samford
- 2015–2019Russ CallawayMentored · Samford
- 2015Travis TrickettMentored · Samford
- 2013Davern WilliamsMentored · Murray State
- 2013–2014Dennis TherrellMentored · Murray State
- 2013–2014Russ CallawayMentored · Murray State
- 2012Freddie RoachMentored · Murray State
- 2010Buster FaulknerMentored · Murray State
- 2010–2012Mike PollyMentored · Murray State
- 2010–2014Mitch StewartMentored · Murray State
- 2008–2009Ron DugansMentored · Georgia Southern
- 2007–2009Ashley AndersMentored · Georgia Southern
10 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
7
- 2026Byron EllisSucceeded · Tulane
- 2026John GrassSucceeded by · Samford
- 2015Mitch StewartSucceeded by · Murray State
- 2015Pat SullivanSucceeded · Samford
- 2010Jeff MonkenSucceeded by · Georgia Southern
- 2007Brian VanGorderSucceeded · Georgia Southern
- 2007David DeanSucceeded by · Valdosta State
Tenure
31 seasons
- SamfordHead coach · 2015–202511
- Valdosta StateHead coach · 2000–20067
- Murray StateHead coach · 2010–20145
- Georgia SouthernHead coach · 2007–20093
- KentuckyPosition coach · 1997–19993
- TulaneOperations · 2026 · current1
- UCFPosition coach · 19961
Pipeline
5 of 12 coordinators
- 3 seasonsDennis Therrellunder at Murray State 2013 · head coach at Bledsoe County HS (TN)2017
- 15 seasonsKirby Smartunder at Valdosta State 2000 · head coach at Georgia2016
- 1 seasonMitch Stewartunder at Murray State 2010 · head coach at Murray State2015
- 11 seasonsWill Muschampunder at Valdosta State 2000 · head coach at Florida2011
- 1 seasonDavid Deanunder at Valdosta State 2000 · head coach at Valdosta State2007
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Chris Hatcher. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.