| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | VMI |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Norwich |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Dickinson (assistant) |
| 2000 | Stony Brook (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne (OC) |
| 2014–2015 | The Citadel (OC) |
| 2016–2022 | The Citadel |
| 2026–present | VMI (OC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023-2025 | East Carolina (Director of Recruiting Operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–44 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Brent Thompson is an American college football coach who currently serves as the offensive coordinator for the VMI Keydets. [1] He has served as head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs football team from 2016 to 2022. [2] [3] [4] The Citadel and Thompson parted ways following back to back 4-7 seasons in 2021 and 2022. [5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference)(2016–2022) | |||||||||
| 2016 | The Citadel | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2017 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019 | The Citadel | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | The Citadel | 2–10 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2022 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 36–44 | 27–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–44 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||