Cedric Thomas

Cedric Thomas is an American college football coach and former player. He is the Head Coach at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, a position he has held since December 2023. Thomas previously served as the defensive coordinator at Alcorn State and was appointed to the Head Coach position after the resignation of long-time coach Fred McNair. Thomas served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff from 2018 to 2019 and Mississippi Delta Community College in 2021. Thomas played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff, before graduating in 2001.

Cedric Thomas

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Alcorn State
Conference	SWAC
Record	6–6
Playing career
1997–1998	Mississippi Delta
1999–2000	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001	Alcorn State (GA)
2002	UT–Martin (RB)
2003–2004	Mississippi Delta (DC)
2005–2006	Itawamba (DB)
2007–2011	Mississippi Delta (DC)
2012–2015	Alcorn State (DB)
2016–2017	Alcorn State (DC)
2018–2019	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
2020	Southern Miss (DB)
2021	Mississippi Delta
2022–2023	Alcorn State (DC)
2024–present	Alcorn State
Head coaching record
Overall	14–20 (college) 5–4 (junior college)

The former MDCC and UAPB standout earned an Associate of Arts degree from MDCC in 1998, a bachelor's degree in recreation in 2001 from UAPB, and a master's degree in administration from Alcorn State in 2015.

The former East Side High School graduate is married to Kelunda, and the couple has one daughter, Loegan. Thomas also has a son, Cedric Jr.

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Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–2019)
2018	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2–9	1–6	T–4th (West)
2019	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6–5	3–4	4th (West)
Arkansas–Pine Bluff:		8–14	4–10
Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2024–present)
2024	Alcorn State	6–6	5–3	2nd (West)
2025	Alcorn State	0–0	0–0	(West)
Alcorn State:		6–6	5–3
Total:		14–20

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi Delta Trojans (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) (2021)
2021	Mississippi Delta	5–4	3–3	3rd (North)
Mississippi Delta:		5–4	3–3
Total:		5–4