Chris Symington enters his first season with Brevard College as the Senior Offensive Coordinator in the Spring of 2023. Symington most recently served as the Assistant Coach/Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator at NCAA DII Colorado State University-Pueblo. 

In 2019, four offensive linemen were named All-RMAC with Elijah Reed gathering first team honors. James Parker and Jonah Stupar were second team all-conference and Dan List was named honorable mention. List was named a Second Team Academic All-America selection. On the field, the ThunderWolves finished top three in the RMAC in rushing offense (170.5 ypg), sacks allowed (2.0 spg) and least passes intercepted (6 interceptions). Two running backs were named all-conference honorable mention in Austin Micci and D.J. Penick.

In 2018, the Pack produced the No. 16 rushing offense in the nation at 250.8 yards per game. The offense recorded 36.5 points per game to sit 25th. CSU Pueblo ranked third in the conference in least sacks allowed (1.82 sapg) at the end of the regular season. From the offensive line, Brayton Medina was named an All-American and Elijah Reed was the RMAC Freshman of the Year. Also, Rami Hammad was All-RMAC honorable mention. Two running backs gathered All-RMAC recognition, as Marché Dennard was on the second team and Austin Micci was named honorable mention. Following the season, Dennard (Los Angeles Chargers) and fellow running back Bernard McDondle (Denver Broncos) earned Rookie Mini-Camp invitations from NFL teams. 

Since his start before the 2016 season at Truman State, Symington’s offensive line created more rushing yards per game and a higher fourth-down conversion percentage. The Bulldogs ranked second in the conference in both categories last season. In his two years at TSU, the Bulldogs’ scoring improved by nearly 10 points per game. Truman State won the conference championship in 2016, the team's first since 1988.

Prior to his departure before the 2014 season, Symington saw his unit produce five All-Americans, eight all-region selections and one Gene Upshaw Award finalist in just five seasons. Most notably, Symington guided Ryan Jensen, a two-time All-American that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2013. After four seasons with the Ravens, Jensen emerged in 2017 as the team's starting center for the entire season. In 2018 he inked a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that made him the highest paid center in NFL history. 

Under Symington’s direction, CSU Pueblo’s offensive line established itself as one of the top units in the country. In 2013 the Pack ranked sixth nationally in total offense (509.3 ypg) and ninth nationally in scoring offense (42.7 ppg). Drew Swartz was named All-American and Swartz and Zach Martinez gathered all-region recognition. In 2012, the CSU Pueblo offensive line boasted two All-Americans (Ryan Jensen and Jonathan Jones), three all-region selections (Jensen, Jones, and Bryce Givens) and opened up lanes for a stable of backs that saw four different runners have at least one 100-yard rushing game throughout the season. As a result, Jensen, a Symington protege, received an invite to the Texas vs. the Nation Bowl, one of the top Division I senior bowls in the nation.

In 2011, two ThunderWolf offensive linemen (Ryan Jensen and J.T. Haddan) were named All-American while a third (Jonathan Jones) earned All-Super Region honors during the ThunderWolves’ 11-0 RMAC Championship season.

Upon his arrival to the program in 2009, he directed the nation’s most improved running game, turning a unit that ranked in the bottom 10 nationally in rushing yards in 2008 into the nation’s 14th-best running attack in 2009. Amazingly, the Pack running game accomplished this with two sophomores in the backfield and all true or redshirt freshmen on the offensive line.

His unit followed it up with a repeat performance in 2010, ranked 16th in the nation and helping elevate Jesse Lewis as a Harlon Hill Award finalist. In 2011, the ThunderWolves’ line enabled Lewis to get a repeat Harlon Hill Award finalist honor as well as an RMAC Freshman of the Year nod for tailback J.B. Mathews.

Symington brought 25 years of experience as a player and coach to the ThunderWolves, much of it at the Division-I level. He had served as the offensive line coach at Eastern Michigan from 2003-2008, helping the Eagles’ offense to record the most total yards in school history in 2008 and put up some of the most prolific rushing yardage numbers in the history of the program.

Prior to his time at Eastern Michigan, Symington had held offensive line coaching posts at numerous universities, including Tennessee State (2000-03), Western Kentucky (1996-99), and Vanderbilt (1990-94). From 1995-96, Symington was the offensive coordinator at the Division-II level with Northwood (Mich.) University.

An offensive lineman at the University of Colorado from 1984-88, Symington was named the Freedom Bowl Most Valuable Player in 1985, was the team’s offensive player of the year in 1987, and was an all-Big 8 honorable mention selection. Prior to obtaining his first coaching position as a graduate assistant at CU (1990 National Champions), alongside current CSU-Pueblo head coach Wristen, Symington signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1988.

Symington and his wife, Marti, have six children: Adam, Jessica, Blair, Jackson, Mary Grace and Stuart, as well as eight grandchildren.