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Chris Hampton (born February 6, 1986)[1] is an American college football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Oregon. Hampton played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks as a safety from 2004 to 2007. He has held various assistant coaching positions at Arkansas State University, Georgia Tech, University of Central Arkansas, McNeese State University, Duke University, Tulane University, and the University of Oregon.
 Hampton in 2026 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Oregon |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 6, 1986[1] Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | South Carolina |
| Position | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Arkansas State (GA) |
| 2009–2010 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 2011 | Central Arkansas (DB) |
| 2012–2015 | McNeese State (DB) |
| 2016–2019 | Tulane (DB) |
| 2020 | Duke (DB) |
| 2021–2022 | Tulane (DC) |
| 2023–2025 | Oregon (co-DC/S) |
| 2026–present | Oregon (DC) |
Playing career
editHampton was a safety for South Carolina from 2004 to 2007 where he started for two seasons. He won the Harold White Award for the highest GPA on the team.
Coaching career
editArkansas
editIn 2008, Hampton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas State University.
Georgia Tech
editIn 2009, Hampton joined Georgia Tech as a graduate assistant.
Central Arkansas
editIn 2011, Hampton was hired as the defensive backs coach at the University of Central Arkansas.
McNeese State
editIn 2012, Hampton was hired by the McNeese State University to be their defensive backs coach.
Tulane
editIn 2016, Hampton was hired by the University of Louisiana at Monroe to be their defensive backs coach but he left for the same job at Tulane University before coaching a game.[2]
Duke
editTulane (second stint)
editIn 2021, Hampton returned to Tulane as their defensive coordinator with head coach Willie Fritz stating that he was the only coach considered.[4][5]
Oregon
editIn 2023, Hampton was hired as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Oregon under head coach Dan Lanning.[6][7]
On January 15, 2026, Hampton was promoted to defensive coordinator at the University of Oregon.[8]
References
edit- 1 2 "Player Bio: Chris Hampton :: Football". gamecocksonline.cstv.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Thayer (February 10, 2016). "Louisiana-Monroe's Chris Hampton joining Tulane". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Straka, Dean. "Report: Duke adding Tulane's Chris Hampton as CB coach". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Guerry (December 18, 2020). "Easy call: Tulane's Willie Fritz said Chris Hampton was only coach he considered for defensive coordinator". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Symonds, Tom (December 18, 2020). "Former assistant Chris Hampton named Tulane's new Defensive Coordinator". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Crepea, James (January 16, 2023). "Oregon Ducks hiring Tulane defensive coordinator Chris Hampton to defensive staff, per report". oregonlive. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ↑ Torres, Max (January 25, 2023). "Oregon Announces Hire of Chris Hampton as Co-Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Coach". Ducks Digest.
- ↑ Krueger, Nate (January 15, 2026). "Lanning Promotes Hampton, Mehringer To Coordinator Roles". Oregon Ducks. Retrieved January 18, 2026.