Chris Thomsen was born on November 7,1968 and is an American college football coach.
17 Facts About Chris Thomsen
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Chris Thomsen is the deputy head coach and tight ends coach for Florida State University, positions he has held since 2020.
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Chris Thomsen is a 1993 ACU graduate and a former Wildcats tight end.
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In 1998, the Wildcats finished 18th in the nation in passing under the direction of Chris Thomsen, who was the offensive coordinator.
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Chris Thomsen went on to play for two seasons in Oakland's minor league system.
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Chris Thomsen was 5-for-7 with five homers and 11 RBI in the doubleheader.
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Chris Thomsen went on to earn first team All-SWC and All-America honors and was a member of the SWC Postseason Baseball Championship All-Tournament team.
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Chris Thomsen was voted the TCU Male Athlete of the Year in 1991.
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Chris Thomsen earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from TCU in December 1993 and received his master's in secondary education from ACU in 2000.
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In 1999, Chris Thomsen left ACU to go into private business, but eventually returned to coaching as he became offensive coordinator at Wichita Falls High School in 2001.
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In 2005, Chris Thomsen returned to his alma mater, succeeding Gary Gaines as the ACU Wildcats head coach.
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Chris Thomsen was named the Lone Star Conference South Division Coach of the Year.
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In December 2008, Chris Thomsen applied for the vacant head coaching position at Northwestern State University and was named among the six finalists.
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In 2011, Chris Thomsen left ACU for an assistant position at Arizona State but left before the beginning of the 2012 season.
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On February 3,2012, it was announced that Chris Thomsen would be leaving his position at Arizona State to accept the position of offensive line coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders On December 8,2012, Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville resigned to take the same position with the Cincinnati Bearcats football program, and two days later Chris Thomsen was named interim head coach replacing Tuberville.
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Chris Thomsen coached the offensive line at TCU for three seasons.
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Chris Thomsen served as acting head coach for a single game after Norvell tested positive for the coronavirus.