Chris Hatcher (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Samford |
| Conference | Southern |
| Record | 13–10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 18, 1973 Macon, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Valdosta State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | UCF (QB/TE) |
| 1997–1998 | Kentucky (GA) |
| 1999 | Kentucky (QB/WR) |
| 2000–2006 | Valdosta State |
| 2007–2009 | Georgia Southern |
| 2010–2014 | Murray State |
| 2015–present | Samford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 134–67 |
| Tournaments | 8–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (2004) 4 Gulf South (2000–2002, 2004) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2004) 3x Gulf South Coach of the Year (2000–2002) |
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Chris Hatcher (born February 18, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Samford University. Previously, Hatcher served as the head coach at Murray State University, a position he held since the 2010 season. He has also served as head coach at Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2006 and Georgia Southern University from 2007 to 2009. His Valdosta State Blazers won the NCAA Division II National Football Championship in 2004. Hatcher played college football as a quarterback at Valdosta State from 1991 to 1994.
A two-time All-American quarterback at Valdosta State University, Hatcher threw for 11,363 yards and 121 touchdowns during his stellar career. During his senior year in 1994, he led the Blazers to their first-ever postseason berth, advancing to the quarterfinals. When his career was completed, Hatcher set 29 VSU passing and total offense records. Among the national records he once set were a 68.5 career completion percentage and streak of 20 straight completions in a game against New Haven.
Hatcher was also successful in the classroom. Twice he received the Gulf South Conference’s Commissioner’s Trophy (which is awarded to the league’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete). He finished his senior year by winning several national honors including: the NCAA Top Eight Award, the CoSIDA Academic All-America National Player of the Year and a postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. In 1994, he won the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Hatcher graduated from Valdosta State in 1995.
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