Chris Thurmond
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- Seasons coached
- 48
- First season
- 1975
- Teams
- 13
Career
19 stints
1970s
- 1975–1976McAlester HS (OK)Defensive Backs
- 1977–1979Charles Page HS (OK)Defensive Backs
1980s
- 1980Claremore HS (OK)dc
- 1981–1982Charles Page HS (OK)Head Coach
- 1983–1991TulsaSafeties
1990s
- 1992–1993East CarolinaDefensive Coordinator
- 1994TulsaDefensive Backs
- 1995TCUDefensive Backs
- 1996–1997OklahomaDefensive Backs
- 1998–2000TCUDefensive Backs
2000s
2010s
- 2010–2011KentuckyDefensive Backs
- 2011RiceCornerbacks
- 2012–2016RiceDefensive CoordinatorCornerbacks
- 2019–2021Oklahoma StateDefensive Analyst
2020s
- 2022–2025Oklahoma StateOffensive Analyst
Coaching tree
15 mentors, 5 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
23
- 2025Doug MeachamCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2019–2025Mike GundyCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2016David BailiffCoached under · Rice
- 2010–2011Joker PhillipsCoached under · Kentucky
- 2008Rich BrooksCoached under · Kentucky
- 2007George PughMentored · Houston
- 2007Randy ClementsMentored · Houston
- 2006–2007Alan WeddellMentored · Houston
- 2006Matt MattoxMentored · Houston
- 2006–2007Philip MontgomeryMentored · Houston
- 2003–2005Dennis FranchioneCoached under · Texas A&M
- 2001–2002Dennis FranchioneCoached under · Alabama
- 2000Gary PattersonCoached under · TCU
- 1998–2000Dennis FranchioneCoached under · TCU
- 1996–1997George BarlowCoached under · Oklahoma
8 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
15
- 2026Beau KellySucceeded by · Oklahoma State
- 2019Bradley ThomasSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 2017Brian StewartSucceeded by · Rice
- 2012Mike CassitySucceeded by · Kentucky
- 2011Jason WashingtonSucceeded · Rice
- 2008Kevin SumlinSucceeded by · Houston
- 2008Thom KaumeyerSucceeded by · Kentucky
- 2008Thom KaumeyerSucceeded · Kentucky
- 2001Charlie HarbisonSucceeded · Alabama
- 1998Phil BennettSucceeded by · Oklahoma
- 1996Curtis ModkinsSucceeded by · TCU
- 1996Jon TenutaSucceeded · Oklahoma
- 1994Cliff AbbottSucceeded · Tulsa
- 1994Paul JetteSucceeded by · East Carolina
- 1993Larry CoyerSucceeded by · East Carolina
Tenure
48 seasons
- TulsaPosition coach · 1983–199410
- Oklahoma StateAnalyst · 2019–20257
- RiceCoordinator · 2012–20165
- TCUPosition coach · 1995–20004
- KentuckyPosition coach · 2008–20113
- Texas A&MPosition coach · 2003–20053
- Charles Page HS (OK)Position coach · 1977–19793
- HoustonHead coach · 2006–20072
- AlabamaPosition coach · 2001–20022
- OklahomaPosition coach · 1996–19972
- East CarolinaCoordinator · 1992–19932
- Charles Page HS (OK)Head coach · 1981–19822
- McAlester HS (OK)Position coach · 1975–19762
- RicePosition coach · 20111
- Claremore HS (OK)Coordinator · 19801
Pipeline
1 of 3 coordinators
- 8 seasonsPhilip Montgomeryunder at Houston 2006 · head coach at Tulsa2015
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Chris Thurmond. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.