Thomas Ford is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Idaho, a position he has held since December 2024.[1][2][3][4] He was the head coach at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington, from 2014 to 2017 and Simon Fraser University from 2018 to 2019.[5][6] He also coached for Linfield, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Puget Sound, Washington, and Oregon State.[7] He played college football for Linfield as a running back.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Simon Fraser | 1–9 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Simon Fraser | 1–9 | 1–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| Simon Fraser: | 2–18 | 1–13 | |||||||
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Idaho | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Idaho: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–18 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Tigers () (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Stadium | 0–10 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2015 | Stadium | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Stadium | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2017 | Stadium | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Stadium: | 13–28 | 9–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–28 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Ford Named Idaho's 37th Head Football Coach". University of Idaho. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (December 18, 2024). "Idaho taps Oregon State's Thomas Ford as its head football coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Rachel (December 18, 2024). "'We're going to be aggressive in everything we do.' Idaho football finds next coach". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Bagley, Matt (December 18, 2024). "Oregon State RB Coach Thomas Ford Takes Idaho Head Coach Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Steve (January 15, 2018). "Thomas Ford named head coach of SFU Clan football". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Cotterill, TJ (January 16, 2018). "Stadium football coach leaving to take over at NCAA Division II Simon Fraser". The News Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "Trent Bray Appoints Thomas Ford As Running Backs Coach". Oregon State University. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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