Tom Mason (American football)

Tom Mason
Current position
TitleLinebackers coach
TeamCentral Michigan
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
Born (1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 68)
Moore, Montana, U.S.
Playing career
1976–1977Nevada
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980Walla Walla (DL)
1981–1985Eastern Washington (LB)
1986–1992Portland State (DC)
1993–1996Boise State (DC)
1996Boise State (interim HC)
1997Northern Iowa (DC)
1998Nevada (DB)
1999Nevada (DC/DB)
2000Scottish Claymores (DB)
2000BC Lions (WR)
2001Las Vegas Outlaws (LB)
2001–2007Fresno State (LB)
2008–2014SMU (DC)
2014SMU (interim HC / DC)
2015Hawaii (DC/ILB)
2016–2017UTEP (DC/LB)
2019Memphis Express (LB)
2020Houston Roughnecks (LB)
2022–presentCentral Michigan (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall2–18

Thomas Raymond Mason (born September 22, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the interim head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) for the final 10 games of the 2014 season upon the resignation of June Jones, compiling a record of 1–9. Before that, he had been SMU's defensive coordinator since 2008. Mason also served as the interim head football coach at Boise State University for the first ten games of the 1996 season, compiling a record of 1–9.

He most recently served as the linebackers coach for the XFL's Houston Roughnecks. Before the XFL, he was the linebackers coach of the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).