Chris Wilkerson

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Chris Wilkerson
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Eastern Illinois
Conference OVC–Big South
Record13–21
Annual salary$185,000
Playing career
1991–1994 Eastern Illinois
Position(s) Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2001 Eastern Illinois (assistant)
2002 San Jose State (DE)
2003–2004San Jose State (DC/S)
2005–2012 Dartmouth (associate HC)
2013–2021 Chicago
2022–present Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall64–48
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 UAA (2014)

Chris Wilkerson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Eastern Illinois University a position he assumed in 2022, succeeding Adam Cushing. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chicago from 2013 to 2021. [1] A graduate of Eastern Illinois, Wilkerson was an assistant football coach at his alma mater as well as San Jose State University and Dartmouth College. [2] [3]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Chicago Maroons (University Athletic Association)(2013–2014)
2013 Chicago6–41–23rd
2014 Chicago 8–13–01st
Chicago Maroons (Southern Athletic Association)(2015–2016)
2015 Chicago6–45–3T–4th
2016 Chicago4–64–4T–5th
Chicago Maroons (Midwest Conference)(2017–2021)
2017 Chicago6–43–2T–2nd (North)
2018 Chicago7–34–12nd (North)
2019 Chicago6–33–12nd (South)
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Chicago8–27–23rd
Chicago:51–2730–15
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference)(2022)
2022 Eastern Illinois 2–91–4T–6th
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Big South–OVC Football Association)(2023–present)
2023 Eastern Illinois 8–34–2T–3rd
2024 Eastern Illinois 3–92–68th
2025 Eastern Illinois 0–00–0
Eastern Illinois:13–217–12
Total:64–48
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ Richey, Scott (January 27, 2022). "EIU taps alum as next football coach". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Panther Wilkerson gets head coaching job at Chicago". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. July 31, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2018– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Chris Wilkerson hired as UChicago Head Football Coach | Campus & Student Life". Csl.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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