Chris Willis (born February 2, 1974) is an American football coach. He was recently the head football coach at the University of North Alabama. Willis was named as the 10th head football coach in North Alabama history on December 22, 2016.[1][2] Willis previously served under head coaches Mark Hudspeth, Terry Bowden and Bobby Wallace with the Lions.[1] Willis was fired midway through the 2022 season, following a 1–7 start, after over twenty years with the program.[3]
^North Alabama opted to play non-conference games in the fall as an independent, and declined to play in the spring season as a part of the Big South conference season.
^North Alabama fired Willis with 3 games left in the season.