Chris Thomsen
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Team | TCU |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1970 (age 46–47) Vernon, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1990 | TCU |
| 1991–1993 | Abilene Christian |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1999 | Abilene Christian (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Wichita Falls HS (TX) (OC) |
| 2003–2004 | Central Arkansas (OL) |
| 2005–2011 | Abilene Christian |
| 2012 | Texas Tech (OL / interim HC) |
| 2013–2016 | Arizona State (OL) |
| 2017–present | TCU(OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–26 (10 wins vacated) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 2–5 (1 win vacated) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Lone Star (2008, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| LSC South Division Coach of the Year (2006) | |
Chris Thomsen (born c. 1970) is an American football coach. Since March 19, 2013, Thomsen is the offensive line coach for Arizona State. He was previously the head coach of the Wildcats football program at Abilene Christian University (ACU), from 2005 through 2011, and an assistant for Texas Tech.
Thomsen is a 1993 ACU graduate and a former Wildcats tight end. Following his graduation, he remained at ACU, first as a graduate assistant and then working his way up to offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, offensive coordinator, and, finally, assistant head coach. In 1998, the Wildcats finished 18th in the nation in passing under the direction of Thomsen, who was the offensive coordinator.
Prior to transferring to ACU, Thomsen played football three seasons (1988–90) and baseball one season (All-America and All-Southwest Conference with 21 home runs and a .373 batting average) at TCU before being selected in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Thomsen went on to play for two seasons in Oakland's minor league system.
In the 1991 season, Thomsen became the only TCU player in program history to hit for a home run cycle in a March 1, 1991, doubleheader against Northeast Louisiana (now UL Monroe). In the first game, he had an inside-the-park home run, a three-run home run and a two-run home run. In the second game he had another solo home run and a grand slam. He was 5-for-7 with five homers and 11 RBI in the doubleheader.
He went on to earn first team All-SWC and All-America honors and was also a member of the SWC Postseason Baseball Championship All-Tournament team. He was voted the TCU Male Athlete of the Year in 1991. He 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.
In 1999, 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. With Thomsen calling the plays, the Coyotes won back-to-back district titles and led the district in scoring both seasons (34 points per game in 2001 and 42 ppg in 2002). In 2002 they set the school's single-season record for most points in a season, and the quarterback set the school's single-season record for touchdown passes. Following his tenure at Wichita Falls High School, Thomsen served a two-year stint as offensive line coach at the University of Central Arkansas.
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