Jay Thomas (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern State |
| Conference | Southland |
| Record | 17–29 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1960 Baker, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Southern Mississippi |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | LSU (GA) |
| 1990–1992 | Nicholls State (DE) |
| 1993–1998 | Southeast Missouri State (DL) |
| 1999–2003 | Nicholls State (AHC/DC/DL) |
| 2004–2009 | Nicholls State |
| 2010–2011 | Northwestern State (DL) |
| 2012 2013–present |
Missouri Southern (DC) Northwestern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–64 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Southland (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| Southland Coach of the Year (2005) | |
Jay Thomas (born October 18, 1960) is an American college football coach, currently serving as the head football coach at Northwestern State University, a position he assumed in December 2012. He held the same capacity at Nicholls State University from 2004 to 2009, compiling an overall record of 27–35.[1]
Coaching career
Thomas began his coaching career as a high school coach and subsequently served as an assistant coach at Louisiana State, Nicholls State and Southeast Missouri. He returned to Nicholls State as the defensive coordinator in 1999 and was elevated to the head coach position in 2004. Following his firing in 2009, Thomas spent two seasons as assistant head coach and defensive line coach at Northwestern State before becoming the defensive coordinator at Missouri Southern in 2012.
On December 20, 2012, Thomas was hired as the head coach at Northwestern State.[2]
Personal life
Thomas is an alumnus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Rank# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (2004–2009) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Nicholls State | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Nicholls State | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 17 | |||
| 2006 | Nicholls State | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Nicholls State | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2008 | Nicholls State | 3–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Nicholls State | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 27–35 | 17–21 | |||||||
| Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Northwestern State | 6–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Northwestern State | 6–6 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | Northwestern State | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Northwestern State | 1–10 | 0–9 | 11th | |||||
| Northwestern State: | 17–29 | 11–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–64 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Sports Network poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics". Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Pugh, Jason (December 20, 2012). "Northwestern State fills coaching void with Jay Thomas". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved December 21, 2012.