Tom Mason (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Raymond Mason (born September 22, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the interim head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) for the final 10 games of the 2014 season upon the resignation of June Jones, compiling a record of 1–9. Before that, he had been SMU's defensive coordinator since 2008. Mason also served as the interim head football coach at Boise State University for the first ten games of the 1996 season, compiling a record of 1–9.
Current position | |
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Title | Linebackers coach |
Team | Central Michigan |
Conference | MAC |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 67) Moore, Montana, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1976–1977 | Nevada |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1978–1980 | Walla Walla (DL) |
1981–1985 | Eastern Washington (LB) |
1986–1992 | Portland State (DC) |
1993–1996 | Boise State (DC) |
1996 | Boise State (interim HC) |
1997 | Northern Iowa (DC) |
1998 | Nevada (DB) |
1999 | Nevada (DC/DB) |
2000 | Scottish Claymores (DB) |
2000 | BC Lions (WR) |
2001 | Las Vegas Outlaws (LB) |
2001–2007 | Fresno State (LB) |
2008–2014 | SMU (DC) |
2014 | SMU (interim HC / DC) |
2015 | Hawaii (DC/ILB) |
2016–2017 | UTEP (DC/LB) |
2019 | Memphis Express (LB) |
2020 | Houston Roughnecks (LB) |
2022–present | Central Michigan (LB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–18 |
He most recently served as the linebackers coach for the XFL's Houston Roughnecks. Before the XFL, he was the linebackers coach of the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).