tournament_record championships coach_years current_team birth_place overall_record coach_team awards current_title cfbdwid sport birth_date current_record current_conference article_title name alma_mater
0 -- 1 -lrb- ncaa d-i-aa playoffs -rrb- 1 southland -lrb- 2005 -rrb- 1988 1999 -- 2003 2004 -- 2009 2010 -- 2011 2012 -- 2013 -- present 1989 1990 -- 1992 1993 -- 1998 northwestern state baker , louisiana 39 -- 47 lsu southeast missouri state -lrb- dl -rrb- nicholls state -lrb- ahc/dc/dl -lrb- -rrb- nicholls state northwestern state -lrb- dl -rrb- missouri southern ga -lrb- dc -rrb- northwestern state -rrb- nicholls state -lrb- de -rrb- southland coach of the year -lrb- 2005 -rrb- head coach 4126 football 18 october 1960 12 -- 12 southland jay thomas -lrb- american football -rrb-
 jay thomas southern mississippi
jay thomas -lrb- american football -rrb-

jay thomas -lrb- born october 18 , 1960 -rrb- is an american college football coach , currently serving as the head football coach at northwestern state university , a position he assumed in december 2012 .
he held the same capacity at nicholls state university from 2004 to 2009 , compiling an overall record of 27 -- 35 .
