Chris Wilkerson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Eastern Illinois University a position he assumed in 2022, succeeding Adam Cushing. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chicago from 2013 to 2021.[1] A graduate of Eastern Illinois, Wilkerson was an assistant football coach at his alma mater as well as San Jose State University and Dartmouth College.[2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Eastern Illinois |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 10–12 |
| Annual salary | $185,000 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Eastern Illinois |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2001 | Eastern Illinois (assistant) |
| 2002 | San Jose State (DE) |
| 2003–2004 | San Jose State (DC/S) |
| 2005–2012 | Dartmouth (associate HC) |
| 2013–2021 | Chicago |
| 2022–present | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–39 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 UAA (2014) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Maroons (University Athletic Association) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Chicago | 6–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Chicago | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Chicago Maroons (Southern Athletic Association) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Chicago | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Chicago | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Chicago Maroons (Midwest Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Chicago | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
| 2018 | Chicago | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 2019 | Chicago | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Chicago | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Chicago: | 51–27 | 30–15 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2022) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 2–9 | 1–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 10–12 | 5–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 61–39 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Richey, Scott (January 27, 2022). "EIU taps alum as next football coach". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Panther Wilkerson gets head coaching job at Chicago". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. July 31, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chris Wilkerson hired as UChicago Head Football Coach | Campus & Student Life". Csl.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
