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Chris Ford
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 342
Crew Chief: 125 (37%)
U1: 152 (44%)
U2: 65 (19%)
Home Wins: 70%
Home Fouls: 16.9
Away Fouls: 18.3
Foul Diff: 1.4
Attendance: 2,867
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 342 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Crew Chief | 125 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 152 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 82 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 67 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 53 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 39 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| OVC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-17 | Chris Ford | Hunter Allen | R.B Clayburn | Auburn | South Alabama | 78 - 67 | 12 - 12 | $2,000 | $94,100 |
| 2026-3-11 | Doug Shows | Chris Ford | James Curran | Liberty | Missouri State | 69 - 77 | 18 - 13 | $2,000 | $92,100 |
| 2026-3-8 | Joe Lindsay | Chris Ford | Rob Rorke | UAB | East Carolina | 90 - 83 | 14 - 13 | $2,500 | $90,100 |
| 2026-3-6 | Chris Ford | Art Vaulk | Evan Berg | Chattanooga | The Citadel | 85 - 88 | 13 - 12 | $1,900 | $87,600 |
| 2026-3-5 | Roger Ayers | Chris Ford | Olandis Poole | Liberty | Louisiana Tech | 71 - 76 | 10 - 11 | $2,000 | $85,700 |
| 2026-2-28 | Chris Ford | Blake Harris | Jason Deering | Middle Tennessee | New Mexico State | 86 - 85 | 14 - 21 | $2,000 | $83,700 |
| 2026-2-26 | Chris Ford | Davis Maxwell | Erroll Lewis | Samford | VMI | 80 - 61 | 14 - 13 | $1,900 | $81,700 |
| 2026-2-25 | Chris Ford | Devyn Page | Erroll Lewis | North Alabama | Bellarmine | 73 - 68 | 18 - 21 | $1,850 | $79,800 |
| 2026-2-21 | Chris Ford | Jabir Walker | Eric Lowe | Kennesaw State | Louisiana Tech | 58 - 55 | 17 - 19 | $2,000 | $77,950 |
| 2026-2-18 | Chris Ford | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Rob Rorke | East Carolina | Wichita State | 89 - 92 | 16 - 20 | $2,500 | $75,950 |
| 2026-2-15 | Chris Ford | Hunter Allen | Chase Shaw | North Alabama | Eastern Kentucky | 84 - 78 | 18 - 28 | $1,850 | $73,450 |
| 2026-2-14 | Chris Ford | Tucson Grigg | Chuck McCoy | Jacksonville State | New Mexico State | 70 - 79 | 18 - 19 | $2,000 | $71,600 |
| 2026-2-11 | Mike Terry | Chris Ford | Anthony Eades | Old Dominion | Marshall | 79 - 81 | 15 - 14 | $2,050 | $69,600 |
| 2026-2-7 | Rodrick Dixon | Chris Ford | R.B Clayburn | Liberty | Missouri State | 79 - 76 | 17 - 19 | $2,000 | $67,550 |
| 2026-2-4 | Chris Ford | Ryan Christian | Marvin Harris Jr. | James Madison | Louisiana | 61 - 64 | 12 - 19 | $2,050 | $65,550 |
| 2026-1-31 | Rodrick Dixon | Craig Murley | Chris Ford | Kennesaw State | New Mexico State | 76 - 53 | 23 - 25 | $2,000 | $63,500 |
| 2026-1-28 | Antoine Dawkins | Chris Ford | Nick Nadeau | Texas State | Marshall | 72 - 68 | 15 - 17 | $2,050 | $61,500 |
| 2026-1-24 | Chris Ford | Mike Nance | Landon Brandes | Wichita State | Memphis | 74 - 59 | 18 - 15 | $2,500 | $59,450 |
| 2026-1-17 | Chris Ford | Damien Richard | Chuck McCoy | Georgia Southern | Coastal Carolina | 75 - 79 | 22 - 21 | $2,050 | $56,950 |
| 2026-1-15 | Chris Ford | Hunter Allen | Andrew Casas | North Alabama | North Florida | 91 - 105 | 14 - 18 | $1,850 | $54,900 |
| 2026-1-14 | Barry Mathis | Chris Ford | Michael Wallace | Western Kentucky | Missouri State | 87 - 72 | 17 - 18 | $2,000 | $53,050 |
| 2026-1-10 | James Hicks | Chris Ford | Bobby Bissant | Kennesaw State | Jacksonville State | 88 - 82 | 21 - 22 | $2,000 | $51,050 |
| 2026-1-8 | Jeb Hartness | Byron Jarrett | Chris Ford | Coastal Carolina | Old Dominion | 66 - 70 | 13 - 16 | $2,050 | $49,050 |
| 2026-1-7 | Glenn Tuitt | Chris Ford | Devyn Page | Samford | Western Carolina | 82 - 77 | 19 - 21 | $1,900 | $47,000 |
| 2025-12-21 | Sean Casady | Chris Ford | Jason Deering | UAB | UNC Asheville | 72 - 47 | 8 - 14 | $2,500 | $45,100 |
| 2025-12-17 | Chris Ford | Lucas Santos | K.B. Burdett | Jacksonville State | Eastern Kentucky | 59 - 62 | 14 - 22 | $2,000 | $42,600 |
| 2025-12-13 | Anthony Jordan | Chris Ford | Wil Howard | Auburn | Chattanooga | 92 - 78 | 17 - 24 | $3,300 | $40,600 |
| 2025-12-9 | Chris Ford | Owen Farist | Chandler Burton | Furman | Bob Jones | 105 - 57 | 11 - 17 | $1,900 | $37,300 |
| 2025-12-6 | Chuck Jones | Chris Ford | Kyle Luckie | Kennesaw State | Georgia State | 92 - 69 | 28 - 23 | $2,000 | $35,400 |
| 2025-12-3 | Patrick Evans | Jose Carrion | Chris Ford | Georgia Southern | Louisiana Tech | 77 - 69 | 15 - 17 | $2,050 | $33,400 |
| 2025-12-2 | Chris Ford | Bharat Ramnanan | Anthony Burris | Tulsa | Manhattan Christian | 111 - 60 | 10 - 16 | $2,500 | $31,350 |
| 2025-11-25 | Steven Anderson | Chris Ford | Nathan Bemis | Missouri | South Carolina State | 98 - 66 | 19 - 23 | $3,300 | $28,850 |
| 2025-11-20 | Jeb Hartness | Byron Jarrett | Chris Ford | Oklahoma | Oral Roberts | 95 - 71 | 15 - 17 | $3,300 | $25,550 |
| 2025-11-19 | Chris Ford | Eric Lowe | Michael Swoboda | Samford | Florida Gulf Coast | 62 - 77 | 13 - 18 | $1,900 | $22,250 |
| 2025-11-15 | Chris Ford | Jeffrey Johnson | Mike Nance | Louisiana Tech | Jackson State | 68 - 51 | 17 - 21 | $2,000 | $20,350 |
| 2025-11-14 | Chuck Jones | Chris Ford | Michael Swoboda | Ole Miss | Cal State Bakersfield | 82 - 60 | 20 - 20 | $3,300 | $18,350 |
| 2025-11-12 | Jeb Hartness | Chris Ford | Shaun Seales | South Carolina | Presbyterian | 81 - 61 | 16 - 22 | $3,300 | $15,050 |
| 2025-11-11 | Chris Ford | Austin Jones | Erroll Lewis | North Alabama | Northwestern State | 87 - 83 | 20 - 29 | $1,850 | $11,750 |
| 2025-11-8 | Chris Ford | Olandis Poole | John Johnson | Texas | Lafayette | 97 - 60 | 15 - 20 | $3,300 | $9,900 |
| 2025-11-6 | Steven Anderson | Chris Ford | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Auburn | Merrimack | 95 - 57 | 20 - 27 | $3,300 | $6,600 |
| 2025-11-3 | K.B. Burdett | Chris Ford | Blake Harris | Vanderbilt | Lipscomb | 105 - 61 | 19 - 16 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 2025-3-18 | Garrick Shannon | Chris Ford | Hunter Allen | Arkansas State | Saint Louis | 103 - 78 | 17 - 13 | $2,000 | $87,200 |
| 2025-3-9 | Chris Ford | Wil Howard | Ryan Christian | Chattanooga | Furman | 77 - 80 | 18 - 13 | $1,900 | $85,200 |
| 2025-3-8 | Sidney Cohen | Chris Ford | Tim Fitzgerald | Troy | Old Dominion | 75 - 59 | 13 - 22 | $2,050 | $83,300 |
| 2025-3-7 | Chris Ford | Hunter Allen | Tim Fitzgerald | Marshall | Georgia State | 79 - 76 | 19 - 19 | $2,050 | $81,250 |
| 2025-3-3 | Chris Ford | Art Vaulk | Chuck McCoy | North Alabama | Austin Peay | 90 - 64 | 15 - 19 | $1,850 | $79,200 |
| 2025-3-1 | Chris Ford | Nick Heater | Landen Cammack | The Citadel | East Tennessee State | 66 - 81 | 14 - 18 | $1,900 | $77,350 |
| 2025-2-28 | Sean Casady | Chris Ford | Erroll Lewis | Coastal Carolina | Old Dominion | 59 - 61 | 18 - 15 | $2,050 | $75,450 |
| 2025-2-26 | Chris Ford | Evan Berg | Erroll Lewis | Western Carolina | Wofford | 67 - 90 | 17 - 16 | $1,900 | $73,400 |
| 2025-2-22 | Chris Ford | Nathan Bemis | John Johnson | Arkansas State | UL Monroe | 95 - 70 | 14 - 8 | $2,050 | $71,500 |
Showing 1-50 of 342 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 2K CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| ASUN Championship - Quarterfinal | 3 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25 |
| ASUN/SoCon Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| BLUEGRASS SHOWCASE | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Cancun Challenge - Campus Game | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Cougar Classic | 1 | 2022-23 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS SHOOTOUT | 1 | 2013-14 |
| GULF COAST SHOWCASE - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Holiday Hoopsgiving | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Ingles SoCon Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2022-23 |
| Ingles SoCon Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2022-23 |
| MAC-SBC Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
| MAUI ON THE MAINLAND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | 1 | 2022-23 |
| SPARTAN INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2019-20 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| SoCon Championship - 1st Round | 3 | 2021-22, 2023-24, 2025-26 |
| SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2021-22, 2023-24 |
| SoCon Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2024-25 |
| SoCon/ASUN Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
| South Alabama | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Sun Belt Championship - 4th Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Sun Belt Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Sun Belt Conference Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2020-21 |
| The Citadel Classic | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Wildcat Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
Chris Ford Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 2
Career Total: $583,740
Total Games: 342
Avg per Game: $1,707
Highest Season: $94,100 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 41 | 20 | 21 | $94,100 | $2,295 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 39 | 24 | 15 | $87,200 | $2,236 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 33 | 17 | 16 | $70,317 | $2,131 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | $63,873 | $1,996 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 26 | 9 | 17 | $48,919 | $1,882 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 23 | 8 | 15 | $43,076 | $1,873 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 31 | 12 | 19 | $46,960 | $1,515 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 21 | 6 | 15 | $27,217 | $1,296 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 24 | 5 | 19 | $29,054 | $1,211 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | $14,225 | $1,094 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | $14,045 | $1,080 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $11,260 | $1,024 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 21 | 6 | 15 | $20,640 | $983 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | $10,490 | $954 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $804 | $804 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $1,560 | $780 |
Chris Ford Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day