Chris Boone

Biography

The Boone File Personal Information Birthday May 2 Hometown Laurel, Miss. Education Southern Miss '96 (Bachelor's) Playing Career Southern Miss, 1995 Jones County JC, 1993-94 Wife Coco Children Cameron, Cassidee, Colton Coaching History 2026 Troy - Outside Linebackers / Assistant Head Coach of Defense 2024-25 Troy - Outside Linebackers 2023 Samford - Defensive Coordinator / Safeties 2021 East Mississippi CC - Defensive Coordinator / Safeties 2018-20 Southern Miss Defensive Line 2015-17 Murray State - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 2014 Samford - Defensive Line / Special Teams 2013 Northwestern State - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 2011-12 Jacksonville State - Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 2006-10 UT-Martin - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 2004-05 East Central CC - Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 2002-03 Nicholls State - Linebackers 2000-01 Arkansas-Monticello - Defensive Line 1999 UAB - Graduate Assistant 1998 Wayne County (Miss.) HS - Linebackers 1997 Pearl River CC - Linebackers 1996 Southern Miss - Graduate Assistant Chris Boone begins his third season as Troy’s outside linebackers coach in 2026, in addition to assuming the role of assistant head coach for defense. He joined the Troy staff following a successful two-year run as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Samford, where the Bulldogs won 17 games, the most by Samford in consecutive seasons since the 1991-92 campaigns. Boone oversees both the Trojans’ bandits and spear positions, which produ