Chad Morris
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | SMU |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 7–17 |
| Annual salary | $2 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 4, 1968 Edgewood, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University ('92) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1997 | Eustace HS (TX) |
| 1998–1999 | Elysian Fields HS (TX) |
| 2000–2002 | Bay City HS (TX) |
| 2004–2007 | Stephenville HS (TX) |
| 2008–2009 | Lake Travis HS (TX) |
| 2010 | Tulsa (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2011–2014 | Clemson (OC/QB) |
| 2015–present | SMU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–17 (college) 169–38 (high school) |
Chad Morris (born December 4, 1968) is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU), a position he has held since 2014.
Prior to his collegiate coaching career, he was a high school head coach in Texas for 16 seasons compiling a 169–38 record. Most recently he was the head coach of the Lake Travis High School football team from 2008 to 2009. He coached the team, starring quarterback Garrett Gilbert, to back-to-back 16–0, state title seasons. In December 2011, Morris became tied with Gus Malzahn as the highest paid assistant in college football after Clemson University gave Morris a six-year contract worth $1.3 million annually. Malzahn is no longer an assistant, as he was hired as the head coach at Arkansas State University and is currently the head coach at Auburn University.
In December 2012, Morris interviewed for the Texas Tech head coaching vacancy, which had been created by the departure of Tommy Tuberville for Cincinnati. However, the job would be filled by Texas A&M offensive coordinator, and Texas Tech alumnus, Kliff Kingsbury.
Morris' first two classes of recruits at SMU were all from Texas high schools, making SMU the only school in the country with all-Texas recruiting classes during that time.
Morris went to Edgewood High School in Edgewood, Texas where he was the quarterback of the Bulldogs. He attended Texas A&M University and earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor in statistics in 1992. He and his wife, Paula, have two children, a daughter, Mackenzie, and son, Chandler.
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