Thomas Ford (American football)

Thomas Ford
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIdaho
ConferenceBig Sky
Record4–8
Biographical details
Bornc. 1982 (age 43–44)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma materLinfield University (2004)
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (2009)
Playing career
Football
2001–2004Linfield
2005–2006Tri-Cities Fever
2007Alaska Wild
Track and field
2001–2004Linfield
PositionRunning back (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2007–2008Linfield (RB)
2009–2011SE Oklahoma State (ST/WR)
2012Puget Sound (ST/DB)
2013Puget Sound (DC)
2014–2017Stadium HS (WA)
2018–2019Simon Fraser
2020–2021Washington (OQC)
2022–2023Idaho (ST/RB)
2024Oregon State (RB)
2025–presentIdaho
Head coaching record
Overall  6–26 (.188) (college)
13–28 (.317) (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× All-NWC (2003–2004)
Linfield Hall of Fame (2016)
GNAC Coach of the Year (2018)

Thomas Ford (b. c. 1982) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Idaho, a position he has held since December 2024. He was the head coach at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington, from 2014 to 2017 and Simon Fraser University from 2018 to 2019. Ford also coached for Linfield, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Puget Sound, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon State. He played college football for Linfield as a running back and graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School, north of Seattle.