Brent Thompson is an American college football coach, most recently served as head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs football team. He was named to that position after the 2015 season.[1][2][3] The Citadel and Thompson parted ways following back to back 4-7 seasons in 2021 and 2022.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of Recruiting Operations |
| Team | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Norwich |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Dickinson (assistant) |
| 2000 | Stony Brook (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne (OC) |
| 2014–2015 | The Citadel (OC) |
| 2016–2022 | The Citadel |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023-present | East Carolina (Director of Recruiting Operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–44 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2016–2022) | |||||||||
| 2016 | The Citadel | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2017 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019 | The Citadel | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | The Citadel | 2–10 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2022 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 36–44 | 27–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–44 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Kevin Bilodeau (January 19, 2016). "The Citadel names Brent Thompson as new head coach". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Jeff Hartsell (January 19, 2016). "Citadel will name Brent Thompson new football coach". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Thompson named head football coach". The Citadel Bulldogs. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Brice, John (November 21, 2022). "Sources: The Citadel is making a change atop its football program". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 21, 2022.