Jay Thomas (American football)

Jay Thomas
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Northwestern State
Conference Southland
Record 12–12
Biographical details
Born October 18, 1960
Baker, Louisiana
Alma mater Southern Mississippi
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989
1990–1992
1993–1998
1999–2003
2004–2009
2010–2011
2012<br / />2013–present
LSU (GA)
Nicholls State (DE)
Southeast Missouri State (DL)
Nicholls State (AHC/DC/DL)
Nicholls State
Northwestern State (DL)
Missouri Southern (DC)<br / />Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall 39–47
Tournaments 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)

Statistics

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 2–3 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 17–20
Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Northwestern State 6–6 3–4 5th
2014 Northwestern State 6–6 4–4 6th
Northwestern State: 12–12 7–8
Total: 39–47
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Sports Network poll.

References

  1. "Nicholls State University Athletics". Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. Pugh, Jason (December 20, 2012). "Northwestern State fills coaching void with Jay Thomas". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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