| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director, defensive coordinator |
| Team | Opelousas Catholic (LA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 26, 1956 Washington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | McNeese State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1999 | McNeese State (assisant/DC) |
| 2000–2006 | McNeese State |
| 2007–2011 | Crowley HS (LA) |
| 2011–2012 | Rayne HS (LA) (assistant) |
| 2013–oresent | Opelousas Catholic (LA) (DC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013–present | Opelousas Catholic (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–26 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 SLC (2001–2003) | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (2002)[1] SLC Coach of the Year (2003) | |
Thomas Tate (born February 26, 1956) is an American football coach and athletics administrator. He is the athletic director and defensive coordinator at Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, Louisiana, positions he has held since 2013. Tate served as the head football coach at McNeese State University from 2000 to 2006. He compiled a record of 49–26 led the McNeese State Cowboys to three consecutive Southland Conference titles, from 2001 to 2003. Tate was given the Eddie Robinson Award in 2002 as the coach of the year in NCAA Division I-AA, when he guided the Cowboys to a 13–2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, where his team finished as runners-up. Tate was fired in the middle of the 2006 season after the Cowboys started 1–3.[2] He was replaced by Matt Viator, who coached McNeese to a 6–2 record the rest of the way (finishing 7–5) and earned the school another Southland Conference title.[3]
- ^ "W. Ky. seeks revenge vs. McNeese". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. December 20, 2002. p. 30. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "McNeese replaces coach". Omaha World-Herald. October 4, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU names Viator as head football coach". Daily World. November 14, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
