Greg Thompson (American football)

Last updated

Greg Thompson
Biographical details
Born (1950-11-25) November 25, 1950 (age 73)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
? Southern (assistant)
? Morris Brown (OC)
1981–1994 Morris Brown
1996–2000 Clark Atlanta (OC)
2001–2002 Morris Brown (OC)
2004–2005 Stillman (OC)
2006–2008Stillman
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1982–1995 Morris Brown
2004–2005 Stillman (interim AD)
2007 Stillman (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall70–92–4

Greg Thompson (born November 25, 1950) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at coach of the Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1981 to 1994 and Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from 2006 to 2008, compiling career college football record of 70–92–4. Thompson was also the athletic director at Morris Brown from 1982 to 1995 and interim athletic director at Stillman from October 2004 to June 2005 and again from January through July 2007. [1] [2] [3]

In November 1981, Thompson was named interim head coach for the final game of the season following the suspension of Lambert Reed for striking a player with an ax handle. [4] Following the firing of Reed, Thompson was named the full-time head coach, and served in that capacity at Morris Brown from 1981 to 1995 and compiled an overall record of 50–89–4. [1] After being fired from Morris Brown in December 1995, Thompson was hired as offensive coordinator at Clark Atlanta University (CAU) by Willie Hunter. [1] At CAU, Thompson served as the offensive coordinator under Hunter through the 1998 season when he was moved to tight ends coach for the 1999 season. [5] He was subsequently moved back to the offensive coordinator season midway through the 1999 season following the resignation of Elmer Mixon as head coach. [5]

Thompson then returned to Morris Brown where he served as offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2002 under head coach Sol Brannan. Morris Brown subsequently fired Thompson in January 2003 in an effort to save money after the college lost its accreditation. [6]

In 2004, Theophilus Danzy hired Thompson to serve as offensive coordinator at Stillman. In February 2006 he was named head coach after Danzy was resigned elsewhere in the athletic department. [7] He was fired after the 2008 season and compiled an overall record of 16–16 during his tenure. [8]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1981–1994)
1981 Morris Brown2–02–0
1982 Morris Brown7–45–2
1983 Morris Brown5–4–14–3
1984 Morris Brown5–4–15–1–1
1985 Morris Brown5–5
1986 Morris Brown2–7–11–5–1
1987 Morris Brown2–8–12–5
1988 Morris Brown6–45–2
1989 Morris Brown3–73–4
1990 Morris Brown4–63–35th
1991 Morris Brown4–62–57th
1992 Morris Brown4–62–58th
1993 Morris Brown4–63–4
1994 Morris Brown2–81–6
Morris Brown:55–75–4
Stillman Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2006–2008)
2006 Stillman5–54–3T–4th
2007 Stillman7–43–4T–5th
2008 Stillman3–82–7T–8th
Stillman:15–17
Total:70–92–4

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stillman College</span> Historically black private college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Stillman College is a private historically black Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awards Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 22 programs housed within three academic schools. The college has an average enrollment of 728 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dirk Koetter</span> American football coach (born 1959)

Dirk Jeffrey Koetter is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University. He was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2016 to 2018 and was the head coach at Boise State from 1998 to 2000 and at Arizona State University from 2001 to 2006, compiling a career college football record of 66–44 (.600). Koetter also served as the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, and Buccaneers.

Jim Bates is a former American football coach in the National Football League (NFL), most recently serving as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He primarily ran a 4–3 scheme, using fast, undersized linebackers. Bates served as interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins during the 2004 NFL season.

Jeff Jagodzinski is an American football coach and former player. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Georgia State University. Jagodzinski served as he head football coach at Boston College in 2007 and 2008, leading the Eagles to a record of 20–8 and consecutive appearances in the ACC Championship Game. In 2010, he was the head coach of the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks.

Morris Watts is a former American football player and coach. Until his retirement in 2016, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Central Michigan University. He previously served as the offensive coordinator at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, having joined the RedHawks coaching staff in 2009 as the quarterbacks coach. Morris served as the interim head coach at Michigan State University for the last three games of the 2002 season after Bobby Williams was fired, compiling a record of 1–2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stump Mitchell</span> American football player and coach (born 1959)

Lyvonia Albert "Stump" Mitchell is an American football coach and former player who last served as the running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head football coach at Morgan State University from 1996 to 1998 and Southern University from 2010 to 2012, compiling an overall college football record of 14–42. Mitchell played collegiately at The Citadel and thereafter was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a running back and return specialist for the Cardinals from 1981 to 1989.

Noel Scott Mazzone is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). He is former offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona.

Manny Matsakis is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Defiance College, a position he held from 2018 to 2021. Matsakis has also served as the head football coach at Emporia State University from 1995 to 1998, at Texas State University in 2003, and at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas from 2013 to 2014.

Theophilus Danzy was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Prairie View A&M University (1972), Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (1977–1978), Miles College (1980–1982), Alcorn State University (1986–1990), and Stillman College (1999–2005), compiling a career head coaching record of 84–88–3. He was an alumnus of Tennessee State University. Danzy died on November 27, 2012.

Lawrence "L. C." Cole is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for Clark Atlanta University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the 18th head football coach at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for four seasons, from 1996 until 1999. His career coaching record at Tennessee State was 28–18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia State Panthers football</span> Georgia State University sports team

The Georgia State Panthers football team is the college football program for Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Panthers football team was founded in 2010 and competes at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Panthers currently play at Center Parc Stadium, about ten minutes from GSU's downtown campus.

The Stillman Tigers football team represented Stillman College in the NCAA Division II, competing as part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference until 2015. Stillman played its home games at the 9,000 seat Stillman Stadium, which is located on-campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Although only fielding a team since the 1999 season, Stillman previously fielded a team that was disbanded following the 1950 season. The program was discontinued after their 2015 season when the school eliminated all athletic teams, except for men's and women's basketball, due to increased costs associated with the athletic program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teddy Keaton</span> American football coach (born 1976)

Teddy Keaton is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Clark Atlanta University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Allen University from 2018 to 2023. Keaton was born in Brewton, Alabama. Keaton previously served as the running backs coach of the Miles College Golden Bears. Keaton graduated from Stillman College in 1999 and served as an assistant coach under Theophilus Danzy through the 2004 season. From Stillman, he served as the defensive coordinator with the Odessa Roughnecks and as head coach of both the Lakeland Thunderbolts and Huntington Heroes arena football teams before returning to college coaching. He served as defensive backs coach for one season before becoming offensive coordinator at Webber International University between 2008–2010. On December 2, 2010, Keaton was hired to replace L. C. Cole as head coach at Stillman. After the 2015 season, Stillman discontinued its football program. Keaton's record at Stillman was 27 wins and 26 losses.

Randy Pippin is an American college football coach and former player. He is a senior analyst at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, a position he has held since 2023. Pippin has served as head football coach at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, from 1993 to 1995, Middle Georgia College, from 1998 to 2000, the University of West Alabama, from 2001 to 2003, and Northwest Mississippi Community College, from 2005 to 2007. He led his 1994 Trinity Valley valley team to an NJCAA National Football Championship.

Chad Allen Morris is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2017 and the University of Arkansas from 2018 to 2019.

Peter Rossomando is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the eleventh head coach at NCAA Division I FCS member Lamar University, named on December 10, 2022. He served as the interim head coach at University of North Carolina at Charlotte for the final four games of the 2022 football season. He had been the 49ers' offensive line coach for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He was previously the offensive line coach for Vanderbilt University during the 2020 football season. Rossomando served as the head football coach at the University of New Haven from 2008 to 2013 and Central Connecticut State University from 2014 to 2018. In 2012, he was awarded the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division II as head coach of the New Haven Chargers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Scott</span> American football player and coach (born 1980)

Jeffrey Bradford Scott is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Florida from 2020 to 2022.

Curtis Crockett was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Clark Atlanta University from 1999 to 2001, compiling a record of 8–17. Crockett was appointed interim head coach four games into the 1999 season when head coach Elmer Mixon resigned after an 0–4 start. He resigned eight games into the 2001 season after leading the team to 1–7 record. Clark Atlanta's athletic director Brenda Edmond gave Crockett the option of being fired or resigning.

The 1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward Clemons, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Alcorn A&M in the Tropical Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 449 to 56.

The 1982 West Georgia Braves football team was an American football team that represented West Georgia College as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division III football season. In their second season under head coach Bobby Pate, the Braves compiled a 12–0 record and won the NCAA Division III championship.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Reese, Earnest (March 14, 1995). "Morris Brown finds new football coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 5B.
  2. ↑ "Stillman picks interim AD, begins search". The Tuscaloosa News. October 21, 2004. p. C1. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Deas, Tommy (July 3, 2007). "Stillman names fifth new AD in three years". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Accused coach is axed". Observer-Reporter. Associated Press. November 7, 1981. p. B7. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Reese, Earnest (September 29, 1999). "CAU coach quits after starting 0–4". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 6D.
  6. ↑ Reese, Earnest (January 15, 2003). "College's crisis cuts top coach, assistants". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 1C.
  7. ↑ Deas, Tommy (February 16, 2006). "Thompson to head Tigers' football". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C1. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Deas, Tommy (November 19, 2008). "Just not enough". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.