Tommy Thigpen
dc at North Carolina Central since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 28
- First season
- 1998
- Teams
- 8
Career
16 stints
1990s
- 1998–1999North CarolinaGraduate Assistant
2000s
- 2000Tennessee StateLinebackers
- 2001Bowling GreenCornerbacks
- 2002Bowling GreenSpecial Teams CoordinatorCornerbacks
- 2003IllinoisCornerbacks
- 2004IllinoisLinebackers
- 2005–2009North CarolinaLinebackers
- 2009–2011AuburnSafeties
2010s
- 2012AuburnLinebackers
- 2013TennesseeLinebackers
- 2015–2016TennesseeLinebackers
- 2017TennesseeDefensive Run Game CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2018North CarolinaSafeties
- 2019–2024North CarolinaCo-Defensive Coordinator
2020s
- 2025Arlington RenegadesLinebackers
- 2026–presentNorth Carolina CentraldcSafeties
Coaching tree
15 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
16
- 2025Bob StoopsCoached under · Arlington Renegades
- 2024Freddie KitchensCoached under · North Carolina
- 2019–2024Mack BrownCoached under · North Carolina
- 2018Larry FedoraCoached under · North Carolina
- 2017Brady HokeCoached under · Tennessee
- 2015–2017Butch JonesCoached under · Tennessee
- 2015–2016Nick SheridanCoached under · Tennessee
- 2013Butch JonesCoached under · Tennessee
- 2009–2012Gene ChizikCoached under · Auburn
- 2009–2010Rhett LashleeCoached under · Auburn
- 2007–2009Butch DavisCoached under · North Carolina
- 2006Arthur SmithCoached under · North Carolina
- 2005–2006John BuntingCoached under · North Carolina
- 2003–2004Ron TurnerCoached under · Illinois
- 2001–2002Urban MeyerCoached under · Bowling Green
1 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2025Bill SheridanSucceeded · Arlington Renegades
- 2025Chris WoodsSucceeded · Arlington Renegades
- 2025Chris WoodsSucceeded by · Arlington Renegades
- 2015Tommy ThigpinSucceeded · Tennessee
- 2014Tommy ThigpinSucceeded by · Tennessee
- 2009Art KaufmanSucceeded by · North Carolina
Tenure
28 seasons
- North CarolinaCoordinator · 2019–20246
- North CarolinaPosition coach · 2005–20186
- AuburnPosition coach · 2009–20124
- TennesseePosition coach · 2013–20163
- IllinoisPosition coach · 2003–20042
- North CarolinaAnalyst · 1998–19992
- North Carolina CentralCoordinator · 2026 · current1
- Arlington RenegadesPosition coach · 20251
- TennesseeCoordinator · 20171
- Bowling GreenCoordinator · 20021
- Bowling GreenPosition coach · 20011
- Tennessee StatePosition coach · 20001
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tommy Thigpen. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.