Mitchell Thompson spent three seasons (2022-2024) as the offensive coordinator for the Bates football program.
Thompson served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during his first two seasons at Bates. In 2022, he guided Bates quarterback Colton Bosselait '25 to a record-breaking campaign, with Bosselait tallying 1,817 passing yards and 21 total touchdowns, both of which are the most in Bates single-season history. Bosselait's 17 passing touchdowns tied the program record.
Thompson spent the previous five years at Amherst College as an assistant coach, working primarily with the wide receivers and special teams. Four of the eighteen total All-Conference Receivers in the NESCAC from 2017-2019 were from Amherst.
Thompson recruited all over the country with the Mammoths and created individual graphics and videos for all recruits for both social media and mailing. He was responsible for scheduling and running all Official Recruiting Weekends, Junior Days, and individual visits for top recruits, which included campus/athletic tours, photo shoots, and delivering the prospective student-athletes to their hosts.Â
Thompson worked with coach Coyne in 2016 as a defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator at Oberlin College.
During his previous stint with Amherst (2014, 2015), Thompson coached the Mammoth outside linebacker corps, including two All-NESCAC selections, in back-to-back undefeated seasons.
Originally from Memphis, Tenn., Thompson was a four-year letterman and appeared in 41 games at defensive back for Washington and Lee University before graduating in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in European History. Racking up 152 total tackles, he finished his collegiate career with eight tackles for loss, three interceptions and 15 pass deflections and was a two-time all-conference selection.
