Coach Chris Cutcliffe
Twitter: @chriscutcliffe
Biography
Coach Chris Cutcliffe is currently the head football coach at Oxford High School (OHS) in Oxford, MS. In eight years as the program’s leader, his teams have accumulated a total record of 72-28 highlighted by the 2019s 6A State Championship, the first in school history, where Chris was also named Mississippi’s Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching, he serves the district as the Director of Student Development.
Outside of the regular season, Cutcliffe was named head coach of Team Mississippi in the prestigious 2022 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, the head coach of the North Team in the 2020 Bernarnd Blackwell All-Star Game, the head coach of the North Team in the 2019 NEMFCA All-Star Game, an assistant coach for the North Team in the 2018 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game, and an assistant coach in the 2019 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game. In January of 2017, he was also recognized by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as part of its 30 Under 30 program.
Chris and his wife, Molly, were both raised in Oxford and met at Oxford High. The couple now has six sons - Shivers, Bennett, Oliver, Theodore, Louis & Gregory.
Education
BS, The University of Tennessee, 2009
MAT, Duke University, 2011
EdS, Arkansas State University, 2015
Coaching Experience (High School, College, & All-Star Games)
Year, Institution
2005-08, University of Tennessee (TN)
2009-11, Duke University (NC)
2012-present, Oxford High School (MS)
2018, Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game (MS)
2019, NEMFCA All-Star Game (MS)
2019, Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game (MS)
2020, Head Coach Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game (MS)
2022, Head Coach Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game (MS)
Notable Teams
2006-07 Two Outback Bowl Appearances (Tennessee)
2007 SEC East Champions (Tennessee)
2009-11 Foundation before Duke’s run of six bowl appearances in seven years (Duke)
2013-15 Three straight North Half Championships (Oxford)
2019 6A State Champions* & Max Preps #1 Team in State** (Oxford)
2020 6A North Half Champions*
2023 Region 1-7A Champions
*Served as Head Coach
**Awarded Mississippi’s 6A Coach of the Year
In the News:
“Cutcliffe Saw Son's Coaching Acumen Early”
Daily Journal - January 2, 2020
“Coach of the Year: Oxford, Coaching in Cutcliffe's Blood”
Daily Journal - December 29, 2019
“Oxford High’s Chris Cutcliffe: ‘I learned from the best’”
Mississippi Today - December 5, 2019
“Chargers Head Coach Values Camaraderie, Building Relationships in Football”
hottytoddy.com - january 30, 2019
“Oxford’s Cutcliffe set to help coach North in Blackwell All-Star Game”
The Oxford Eagle - december 5, 2018
“Coach Chris Cutcliffe Invited to 2017 AFCA 30 Under 30 Coaches’ Leadership Institute”
Oxford School District - March 21, 2017
Published:
“X’s & O’s: Establishing One-Word Tempo Calls”
AFCA Insider
“‘40’ Personnel Package for Red Zone Offense”