John Thompson (American football)

For other people of the same name, see John Thompson.

John Thompson
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator
Team	Arkansas State
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1955 (1955-10-16) El Paso, Texas
Playing career
1970s	Central Arkansas
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983-1986 1987 1988-1989 1990-1991 1992-1998 1999 2000-2001 2002 2003-2004 2005 2006 2007 2009-2012 2012-present	Northwestern State (DC) Alabama (DC) Northwestern State (DC) Louisiana Tech (DC) Southern Miss (DC) Memphis (DC) Arkansas (DC) Florida (DC) East Carolina South Carolina (DC) Central Arkansas (AD) Ole Miss (DC) Georgia State (DC) Arkansas State (DC)
Head coaching record
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

John Thompson (born October 16, 1955) is an American football coach and currently the defensive coordinator at Arkansas State University.

Thompson was hired by head coach Ed Orgeron, who played under Thompson at Northwestern State University. Thompson has also served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, the University of Florida, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech, and the University of Memphis. From 2003 to 2004, he was the head football coach at East Carolina University.

His most recent coaching position, prior to Ole Miss, was as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina, but he left to return to his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas, as the athletic director. Thompson then accepted the position as Defensive Coordinator at Georgia State University. Thompson accepted the Defensive Coordinator position for the Arkansas State Red Wolves on February 25, 2012 under Head Coach Gus Malzahn. Thompson, his wife, Charleen, and two sons, Cabe and Hays, currently live in Alpharetta, Georgia outside of Atlanta.

External links

• Georgia State profile
• South Carolina profile