Chris Thurmond
Chris Thurmond went 0–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 2007 at Houston (interim, bowl game). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 0–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2007 8–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Houston interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Texas Bowl L |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own one games on file, 2007, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| TCUseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | McAlester HS (OK) high school | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1977–79 | Charles Page HS (OK) high school | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1980 | Claremore (HS (OK) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981–82 | Charles Page HS (OK) high school | Head coach | |
| 1983–91 | Tulsa | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1992–93 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1994 | Tulsa | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1995 | TCU | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1996–97 | Oklahoma | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1998–2000 | TCU | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2001–02 | Alabama | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2003–05 | Texas A&M | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2006–07 | Houston | Cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2007 | Houston | Interim head coach | |
| 2008–10 | Kentucky | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2011 | Rice | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2012–16 | Rice | Defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach | |
| 2018–present | Oklahoma State | Offensive analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John CooperTulsa
- Don MortonTulsa
- George HenshawTulsa
- David RaderTulsa
- Steve LoganEast Carolina
- Pat SullivanTCU
- John BlakeOklahoma
- Dennis FranchioneTCU, Alabama, Texas A&M
- Gary PattersonTCU
- Art BrilesHouston
- Rich BrooksKentucky
- Joker PhillipsKentucky
- and 4 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Philip MontgomeryTulsa, Virginia Tech
Worked under (16)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cooper | Tulsa | 1983–84 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Don Morton | Tulsa | 1985–86 | Defensive backs coach | |
| George Henshaw | Tulsa | 1987 | Defensive backs coach | |
| David Rader | Tulsa | 1988–94 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Steve Logan | East Carolina | 1992–93 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Pat Sullivan | TCU | 1995 | Defensive backs coach | |
| John Blake | Oklahoma | 1996–97 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dennis Franchione | TCU | 1998–2000 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Gary Patterson | TCU | 2000 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dennis Franchione | Alabama | 2001–02 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Dennis Franchione | Texas A&M | 2003–05 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Art Briles | Houston | 2006–07 | Cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Rich Brooks | Kentucky | 2008–09 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Joker Phillips | Kentucky | 2010 | Defensive backs coach | |
| David Bailiff | Rice | 2011–16 | 2011: cornerbacks coach; 2012–16: defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach | |
| Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | 2018–25 | Offensive analyst | |
| Doug Meacham | Oklahoma State | 2025 | Offensive analyst | |
| Eric Morris | Oklahoma State | 2026 | Offensive analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Montgomery | Houston, 2007: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and running backs coach | Tulsa, Virginia Tech |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Weddell | Houston, 2007: defensive coordinator | |
| Randy Clements | Houston, 2007: co-offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.