Chris Tormey
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| Date of birth | May 1, 1955 | |
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| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | University of Washington | |
| Title | Linebackers Coach | |
| Overall Record | As head coach - 49-54 | |
| Awards | Big West Conference Coach of the Year (1998) | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1975-1977 | Idaho | |
| Position | Linebacker | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1995-2000 2000-2003 |
Idaho Nevada |
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Chris Tormey (born May 1, 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the current coach of linebackers and recruiting coordinator at the University of Washington in Seattle, a position which he has held since the 2004 season, following his release from head coaching duties at Nevada.
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[edit] Early years
Tormey grew up in Spokane and attended high school at Gonzaga Prep. He played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he was an all-conference (Big Sky) linebacker (1976, 1977) and three-year letter winner for the Vandals under head coach Ed Troxel. He received a bachelor's degree in education in 1978.
[edit] Assistant coach
Tormey had a brief stop with the Washington Redskins of the NFL, then began his coaching career as a high school assistant back at Gonzaga Prep, where he also taught geography. In 1980 his collegiate coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Washington in Seattle, a position he left in 1982 to coach the defensive line at his alma mater, serving under new Vandals' head coach Dennis Erickson.
After two years on the Palouse, Tormey returned to the Huskies in Seattle, where he would remain for 11 seasons, 1984-94, coaching tight ends, linebackers, and the secondary for Don James and Jim Lambright. UW shared the national championship (with Miami) in 1991. For the 1994 season Tormey was named active defensive coordinator.
[edit] Idaho (1995-99)
Following the the 1994 season, John L. Smith left the Idaho Vandals and Tormey returned to Idaho to become the head coach. Tormey's first season in 1995 was the Vandals' last in the Big Sky and Division I-AA; Idaho joined the Big West Conference in Division I-A in 1996.
In his five seasons at the helm in Moscow, Tormey compiled a 33-23 record (.589), including the Vandals' first-ever bowl appearance, a Humanitarian Bowl victory over Southern Mississippi in 1998. The Vandals earned the bowl berth by winning the Big West title with a dramatic overtime win over rival Boise State in Boise. The bowl victory propelled Idaho to an impressive 9-3 record in 1998, their third season in Division I-A. Tormey was named coach of the year in the Big West conference.
The Vandals went 7-4 in 1999, including a 28-17 win over neighboring Washington State, eight miles to the west. It was Idaho's first football victory over the Cougars since 1965.
[edit] Nevada (2000-03)
Following the 1999 season, Tormey moved south to Reno to coach the Nevada Wolf Pack, which was leaving the Big West to join the WAC. Tormey was the head coach for four seasons (2000-03), compiling a 16-31 record (.340). He succeeded Jeff Tisdel, a former Wolf Pack quarterback and All-American. While Tormey's win totals improved each season (2,3,5,6), he was released from the final season of his contract at the end of the 2003 season, the final game marked by a 56-3 blowout loss at Boise State. Most notably, Tormey never succeeded in beating bitter in-state rival UNLV in the annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon, but his Nevada team did defeat the Washington Huskies 28-17 in Seattle that final season. Nevada's athletic director Chris Ault succeeded Tormey, coaching the Wolf Pack for the third time.
[edit] Back to Washington
Tormey was quickly rehired at Washington in 2004 as a defensive assistant under head coach Keith Gilbertson, and stayed on with the new coach Tyrone Willingham, becoming the recruiting coordinator.
[edit] Coaching Record
| Year | School | Record | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Idaho | 6-5 | |
| 1996 | Idaho | 6-5 | |
| 1997 | Idaho | 5-6 | |
| 1998 | Idaho | 9-3 | Humanitarian (W) |
| 1999 | Idaho | 7-4 | |
| 2000 | Nevada | 2-10 | |
| 2001 | Nevada | 3-8 | |
| 2002 | Nevada | 5-7 | |
| 2003 | Nevada | 6-6 | |
| Career | 49-54 |
| Preceded by John L. Smith |
University of Idaho Football Head Coach 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Tom Cable |
| Preceded by Jeff Tisdel |
University of Nevada Football Head Coach 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Chris Ault |
[edit] External links
- Go Huskies.com - Chris Tormey biography
- College Football Data Warehouse - Chris Tormey - head coaching records
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