Thomas Sheffield

Thomas Sheffield (born July 29, 1987) is an American football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Previous stops include Sam Houston State University, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, the University of North Texas, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and the University of Nevada, Reno.

Coaching career

Sam Houston State Sheffield’s first coaching position was as an offensive quality control coach for head coach Willie Fritz at Sam Houston State while finishing up his bachelor’s degree in 2011. In his one year with his alma mater, Sheffield helped the Bearkats win the Southland Conference championship and reach the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

In 2014, his star pupil, Eric Nelson, earned American Football Coaches Association First-Team All-America honors, after setting school records in receptions by a tight end, receiving yards by a tight end, and touchdown receptions by a tight end. He was the UMHB tight end to earned first team All-America honors.

Nevada In 2020, Sheffield was hired to his first full-time position by Jay Norvell. He was the special teams coordinator at Nevada in 2020 and 2021. When he was hired by Norvell, he replaced his former mentor at North Texas, Tommy Perry. During his Nevada tenure, three Wolf Pack members earned All-Mountain West Conference honors: return specialist Romeo Doubs, kicker Brandon Talton, and punter Julian Diaz. Sheffield guided the Wolf Pack special teams to rank ninth nationally in net punting in 2020, seventeenth nationally in punt returns in 2021, and blocked six kicks in his two seasons.

Hawaii When Jay Norvell was hired as the new head coach at Colorado State, Sheffield followed him, but a short time later, Nevada/Colorado State wide receivers coach Timmy Chang was hired as the new head coach at Hawaii and he hired Sheffield as his associate head coach and special teams coordinator.

Personal life Sheffield and his wife (Emily) have three sons (Peyton Bear, Cannon, Carson) and a daughter (Blair).