Chris Tormey
Chris Tormey went 49–54 as a head coach, 1995–2003, at Idaho and Nevada. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1995 at Idaho (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 49–54 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1998 9–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Idaho * | 6–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | 17 | |
| 1996 | Idaho | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1997 | Idaho | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1998 | Idaho | 9–3 | 1st | Humanitarian Bowl W | ||
| 1999 | Idaho | 7–4 | 2nd | |||
| 2000 | Nevada | 2–10 | 9th | |||
| 2001 | Nevada | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 2002 | Nevada | 5–7 | T–4th | |||
| 2003 | Nevada | 6–6 | 6th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 28 | 11–17 | 39% |
| Conference games | 53 | 25–28 | 47% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 15–18 | 45% |
| At home | 36 | 21–15 | 58% |
| On the road | 48 | 17–31 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 39 | 28–11 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 53 | 15–38 | 28% |
His own 92 games on file, 1996–2003, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Tisdel 1996–1999 | 2–2 | Nevada | 4 | |
| June Jones 2000–2003 | 2–2 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Ken Hatfield 2000–2003 | 2–2 | Rice | 4 | |
| John Robinson 2000–2003 | 0–4 | UNLV | 4 | |
| Pat Hill 2000–2003 | 0–4 | Fresno State | 4 | |
| Tony Samuel 1997–1999 | 2–1 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Gary Nord 2000–2002 | 2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Fitz Hill 2001–2003 | 2–1 | San José State | 3 | |
| Mike Price 1998–2002 | 1–2 | Washington State | 3 | |
| Sonny Lubick 2000–2002 | 0–3 | Colorado State | 3 |
Chris Tormey’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Boise Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| San José Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| North Texasseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Eastern Washingtonseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Hawai’iseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 2–2 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Washington’s 1991 staff (outside linebackers) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Other roles
- Team captain, Idaho 1977
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Gonzaga Prep (WA) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1980–81 | Washington | Graduate assistant | |
| 1982–83 | Idaho | Defensive line coach | |
| 1984–92 | Washington | Head coach | |
| 1993–94 | Washington | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1995–99 | Idaho | Head coach | |
| 2000–03 | Nevada | Head coach | |
| 2004–08 | Washington | Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2009–10 | Hawaii | Special teams and secondary coach | |
| 2011 | Washington State | Linebackers coach | |
| 2012–13 | Wyoming | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2014 | South Whidbey HS (WA) high school | Head coach | |
| 2015 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2016–18 | BC Lions CFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2019 | Saskatchewan Roughriders CFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2020 | Ottawa Redblacks CFL | Linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Don JamesWashington
- Dennis EricksonIdaho
- Jim LambrightWashington
- Keith GilbertsonWashington
- Tyrone WillinghamWashington
- Greg McMackinHawai’i
- Paul WulffWashington State
- Dave ChristensenWyoming
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jeff MillsNew Mexico Highlands
- Nick HoltIdaho
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don James | Washington | 1980–81 | Graduate assistant | |
| Dennis Erickson | Idaho | 1982–83 | Defensive line coach | |
| Jim Lambright | Washington | 1993–94 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Keith Gilbertson | Washington | 2004 | Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Washington | 2005–08 | Linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Greg McMackin | Hawai’i | 2009–10 | Special teams and secondary coach | |
| Paul Wulff | Washington State | 2011 | Linebackers coach | |
| Dave Christensen | Wyoming | 2012–13 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mills | Idaho, 1995–97: defensive backs coach; 1998–99: defensive coordinator; Nevada, 2000–03: defensive coordinator | New Mexico Highlands | |
| Nick Holt | Idaho, 1995–97: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Idaho |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Yarno | Idaho, 1995–97: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Kasey Dunn | Idaho, 1995: cornerbacks coach | |
| Kim McCloud | Idaho, 1998–99: defensive backs coach; Nevada, 2000–03: cornerbacks coach | |
| Phil Earley | Idaho, 1998–99: offensive coordinator; Nevada, 2000–03: offensive coordinator | |
| Derek Sage | Nevada, 2003: graduate assistant |
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.