| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1974-02-02) February 2, 1974 (age 50) Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Delta State |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | Itawamba CC |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Delta State (GA) |
| 2000–2001 | Delta State (assistant) |
| 2002 | North Alabama (TE) |
| 2003 | North Alabama (RB) |
| 2004–2011 | North Alabama (DB) |
| 2012–2016 | North Alabama (DC) |
| 2017–2022 | North Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–34 |
Chris Willis (born February 2, 1974) is an American football coach. He was recently the head football coach at the University of North Alabama. Willis was named as the 10th head football coach in North Alabama history on December 22, 2016. Willis previously served under head coaches Mark Hudspeth, Terry Bowden and Bobby Wallace with the Lions. Willis was fired midway through the 2022 season, following a 1–7 start, after over twenty years with the program.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference) (2017) | |||||||||
| 2017 | North Alabama | 5–5 | 5–3 | 6th | |||||
| North Alabama Lions (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | North Alabama | 7–3 | |||||||
| North Alabama Lions (Big South Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019 | North Alabama | 4–7 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2020–21 | North Alabama | 0–4 | |||||||
| 2021 | North Alabama | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| North Alabama Lions (ASUN Conference) (2022) | |||||||||
| 2022 | North Alabama | 1–7 | 0–4 | ||||||
| North Alabama: | 20–34 | 8–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–34 | ||||||||
- North Alabama opted to play non-conference games in the fall as an independent, and declined to play in the spring season as a part of the Big South conference season.
- North Alabama fired Willis with 3 games left in the season.
References
- ^ Wray, Cheryl (December 22, 2016). "UNA assistant Chris Willis announced as new head football coach". AL.com. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- "North Alabama promotes Chris Willis to head coach". USA Today. Associated Press. December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- Samuels, Doug (October 30, 2022). "North Alabama has made a head coaching change". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
External links
| North Alabama Lions head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
| 2000 Delta State Statesmen football—NCAA Division II national champions | |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Coaches of American football from Mississippi
- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
- Delta State Statesmen football players
- Itawamba Indians football players
- North Alabama Lions football coaches
- Players of American football from Greenville, Mississippi