Chris Merritt
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBryant
ConferenceBig South
Record23–26
Biographical details
Born (1969-12-07) December 7, 1969[1]
Playing career
1988–1992[2]Indiana
1994–1995Gavle Red Devils Sweden
Position(s)Free safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1996–1998Hamburg Blue Devils
1999Stuttgart Scorpions
2000Thiel (DB)
2001–2018Christopher Columbus HS (FL)
2019–presentBryant
Head coaching record
Overall172–45 (high school)
23–26 (college)
52–11–1 (GFL)

Chris Merritt (born December 7, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He was named to the position as the head football coach at Bryant University in December 2018. He came to Bryant after serving 18 years as head coach at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, posting a record of 172–45 in 18 season there. He also served five years at Thiel College as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator and two years at Eastern Illinois University as an assistant coach.

Merritt played college football at Indiana University Bloomington and professionally in Sweden Superserienin 1994 and 1995 seasons. He then played and was a coach in the German Football League with the Hamburg Blue Devils.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference) (2019–2022)
2019 Bryant 4–83–4T–5th
2020 Bryant 2–22–2T–3rd
2021 Bryant 7–45–22nd
2022 Bryant 4–72–3T–3rd
Bryant Bulldogs (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2023–present)
2023 Bryant 6–54–2T–3rd
Bryant: 23–2616–13
Total:23–26

References

  1. "Chris Merritt". Twitter. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. "Chris Merritt". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2020.


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