Chris Merritt (American football)

Chris Merritt

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Bryant
Conference	CAA Football
Record	23–26
Biographical details
Born	(1969-12-07) December 7, 1969
Playing career
1988–1992	Indiana
1994–1995	Gavle Red Devils Sweden
1996-1997	Hamburg Blue Devils
Position(s)	Free safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993	Eastern Illinois (assistant)
1996–1998	Hamburg Blue Devils (DC)
1999	Stuttgart Scorpions
2000	Thiel (DB)
2001–2018	Christopher Columbus HS (FL)
2019–present	Bryant
Head coaching record
Overall	172–45 (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 where he was four year letter winner. He played professionally in Sweden Superserien in 1994 and 1995 seasons. He then played and was a coach in the German Football League with the Hamburg Blue Devils winning the German Bowl and Eurobowl championships. He then coached the Stuttgart Scorpions.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference) (2019–2022)
2019	Bryant	4–8	3–4	T–5th
2020	Bryant	2–2	2–2	T–3rd
2021	Bryant	7–4	5–2	2nd
2022	Bryant	4–7	2–3	T–3rd
Bryant Bulldogs (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2023)
2023	Bryant	6–5	4–2	T–3rd
Bryant Bulldogs (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2024–present)
2024	Bryant	0–0	0–0
Bryant:		23–26	16–13
Total:		23–26

External links

• Bryant profile