| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of Recruiting Operations |
| Team | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Norwich |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Dickinson (assistant) |
| 2000 | Stony Brook (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne (OC) |
| 2014–2015 | The Citadel (OC) |
| 2016–2022 | The Citadel |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023-present | East Carolina (Director of Recruiting Operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–44 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Brent Thompson is an American college football coach, most recently served as head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs football team. He was named to that position after the 2015 season. The Citadel and Thompson parted ways following back to back 4-7 seasons in 2021 and 2022.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2016–2022) | |||||||||
| 2016 | The Citadel | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2017 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019 | The Citadel | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | The Citadel | 2–10 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2022 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 36–44 | 27–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–44 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Kevin Bilodeau (January 19, 2016). "The Citadel names Brent Thompson as new head coach". Charleston, SC: WCSC-TV. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Jeff Hartsell (January 19, 2016). "Citadel will name Brent Thompson new football coach". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Thompson named head football coach". The Citadel Bulldogs. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Brice, John (November 21, 2022). "Sources: The Citadel is making a change atop its football program". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 21, 2022.