Christopher Joseph Tormey (born May 1, 1955) is a former

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coach. Formerly the

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and

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(his alma mater), Tormey was an assistant coach for 16 seasons at

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(1984–94 & 2004–08); he also spent two seasons there as a graduate assistant He returned to the

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level in 2014 as the head coach at South Whidbey in

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. then moved up to CFL as an assistant in 2015.

Early years

Born in

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, Tormey grew up in

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, where he played

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at Gonzaga Prep under longtime head coach Bill Frazier All-city as a junior in 1971, a mid-season knee injury in 1972 ended his high school career early. After graduation in 1973, he played

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at the

University of Idaho The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho, United States. Established in 1889 and opened three years later, it was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963. The un ...

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, to the south. Tormey had a standout sophomore season in

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for the

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under first-year head coach

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, but incurred a knee injury in final game of the season which required surgery. Tormey

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, and returned in

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

and was named the team's outstanding defensive player. He was all-conference ( Big Sky) in 1976 at defensive end and at outside linebacker in

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

; Idaho changed from a five-man defensive line to a

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after the 1976 season. Tormey was a member of

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, and completed his

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in education in 1978.

Coaching career

Assistant coach (1978–1994)

Tormey had a brief stop with the

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of the

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in then began his coaching career as a high school assistant back at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, where he also taught

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. In

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

, his collegiate coaching career began as a

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, a position he left in

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to coach the

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at his

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in Moscow, serving under newly hired

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' head coach After two years on the

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, Tormey returned to the Huskies in

for eleven seasons,

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– 94, coaching

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s, and the secondary for Don James and Jim Lambright. Undefeated UW (12–0) shared the national championship with

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

. For the 1994 season, Tormey was promoted by Lambright to

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Head coach

Idaho (1995–1999)

Following the 1994 season, John L. Smith left

and Tormey returned to Moscow to succeed him as head coach. His first season in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

was the Vandals' last in the Big Sky and

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; Idaho joined the

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. His starting salary in 1995 was $71,868. In Tormey's five seasons at the helm in Moscow, Idaho went , including the Vandals' first-ever

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appearance in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

in the

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, a victory over 16-point favorite

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. The Vandals earned the bowl berth by winning the

title with a dramatic one-point overtime win over rival

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, on the road in

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. (Although this was Idaho's 15th win in the last 17 games in this

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, the 1998 win remains their most recent over BSU.) The bowl victory propelled Idaho to an impressive 9–3 record in

, their third season back in Division I-A, and Tormey was named coach of the year in the Big West. Before the season, the ''

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'' had Idaho ranked last of 112 teams in Division I-A. Tormey interviewed in early January for the open position at

in Seattle, which went to

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. He also interviewed at

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, which hired

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to replace Mike Riley. The Vandals went 7–4 in

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, including a over neighboring

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, to the west. It was Idaho's first football victory in the

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in 34 years, breaking the Cougars' 14-game winning streak in the lopsided series. Tormey's salary in 1999

Nevada (2000–2003)

Following the 1999 season, Tormey moved south to

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to coach the which was leaving the

to join the WAC. He succeeded

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, a former All-American

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for the Wolf Pack. Tormey was the head coach for four seasons (

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– 03) and compiled a 16–31 record (). While his win totals improved each season (2, 3, 5, 6), he was released from the fourth and final season of his contract at the end of the 2003 season, the final game marked by a 56–3 blowout loss at #18

. Most notably, Tormey failed to defeat bitter in-state rival

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in the annual Battle for the

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; his teams were also winless against Boise State and

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. The Wolf Pack did defeat the

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28–17 in

that final season (UW finished at ). Nevada's athletic director

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hired himself to succeed Tormey; his third stint as head coach of the Wolf Pack went for nine years, through

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, for a total of 28 seasons.

Assistant coach (2004–2013)

Tormey was quickly rehired at

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as a defensive assistant under head coach

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, continuing on with the new coach

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when he also became the recruiting coordinator. Following the dismissal of Willingham after Washington's winless 2008 season, Tormey joined head coach

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as an assistant coach for two seasons. McMackin was a defensive coach at Idaho during Tormey's last two seasons as a player. Tormey returned to the mainland and the

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to join the

staff as the linebackers coach under fourth-year head coach

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. The coaching staff was relieved of its duties in December and Mike Leach was hired as head coach for

. In late December 2011, Tormey joined the staff of head coach

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for

as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. Christensen played at

in the early 1980s when Tormey was a graduate assistant. On October 29,

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, Christensen fired Tormey after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50 points a game. Christensen was fired as head coach a month later.

High school coach (2014)

In May 2014, Tormey returned to western Washington as the head coach at

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in Langley on

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. The Falcons compete in Class 1A, with about 500 students in four grades.

Canadian Football League (2015–2020)

In January 2015, the

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of the

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announced the hiring of Tormey as linebackers coach. He was recruited by fellow Idaho alumnus and coach

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, former head coach of the Alouettes, who was hired as a consultant in 2014. Tormey replaced Greg Quick, who left to become

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, and served under head coaches Tom Higgins and

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. After a season in Montreal, Tormey moved west to

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with the

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in January 2016, also as linebackers coach, under head coach and general manager

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. In

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, he went east to Saskatchewan and Ottawa in

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders profile

Hawaii profile

Washington profile

University of Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame profile
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