Chris Hatcher (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chris Hatcher (born February 18, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Samford University, a position he has held since 2014. Hatcher served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2006, Georgia Southern University from 2007 to 2009, and Murray State University from 2010 to 2014. His Valdosta State Blazers won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2004. Hatcher played college football as a quarterback at Valdosta State from 1991 to 1994.
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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Samford |
Conference | SoCon |
Record | 57–43 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1973-02-18) February 18, 1973 (age 51) Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1991–1994 | Valdosta State |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996 | UCF (QB/TE) |
1997–1998 | Kentucky (GA) |
1999 | Kentucky (QB/WR) |
2000–2006 | Valdosta State |
2007–2009 | Georgia Southern |
2010–2014 | Murray State |
2015–present | Samford |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 178–100 |
Tournaments | 8–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–3 (NCAA D-I FCS playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NCAA Division II (2004) 4 GSC (2000–2002, 2004) 1 SoCon (2022) | |
Awards | |
AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2004) 3× Gulf South Coach of the Year (2000–2002) Harlon Hill Trophy (1994) | |
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