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Bumphis, Chad
Chad Bumphis
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Wide Receivers
2nd Year
Chad Bumphis is in his second year at Utah after being named the wide receivers coach in 2021. Bumphis returned to Utah where he had been a graduate assistant coach in 2018, also working with the wide receivers that season.
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Following his one year at Utah, Bumphis was hired in 2019 to be the wide receivers coach at Austin Peay. He accepted a position as wide receivers coach at Central Michigan in Feb. 2021 before the opportunity emerged shortly after to return to Utah.
In his first season as a full-time staff member, Bumphis saw seven different wide receivers catch at least one pass.
At Austin Peay in 2019, Bumphis was part of a coaching staff that helped the Governors to a record of 11-4 and an average of 34.5 points per game. His wide receivers played a key role in the team ranking 20th nationally in passing yards (3,208 passing yards). Under Bumphis’s guidance, DeAngelo Wilson led the FCS in receiving yards (1,564) and earned second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors.
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Prior to his year at Utah, Bumphis served as an offensive graduate assistant at Buffalo in 2017 following his first coaching position as the wide receivers coach at Iowa Wesleyan in 2016.
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A 2013 graduate of Mississippi State with a bachelor’s degree in communication, Bumphis was Mississippi State’s leading receiver three of his four seasons from 2009-12. He holds the school record for receiving touchdowns (24), ranks second in career receiving yards (2,270) and third in receptions (159). Bumphis was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference team by the league’s coaches in 2009 and was a second-team All-SEC receiver by the AP as a senior in 2012.
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Playing Career
Bumphis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Dolphins in 2013 and spent time with the practice squads of the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars before finishing his professional career with the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos in 2015. He is a native of Tupelo, Miss.
Coaching Experience
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Postseason Games
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Education
Mississippi State, 2013
Bachelor’s in communication
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Personal Data
Hometown: Tupelo, Miss.
Birthdate: October 18, 1989
2nd Year
Chad Bumphis is in his second year at Utah after being named the wide receivers coach in 2021. Bumphis returned to Utah where he had been a graduate assistant coach in 2018, also working with the wide receivers that season.
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Following his one year at Utah, Bumphis was hired in 2019 to be the wide receivers coach at Austin Peay. He accepted a position as wide receivers coach at Central Michigan in Feb. 2021 before the opportunity emerged shortly after to return to Utah.
In his first season as a full-time staff member, Bumphis saw seven different wide receivers catch at least one pass.
- Utah was led by Britain Covey, who finished with a team-high 52 receptions for 514 yards (9.9 ypc) and three scores. He earned Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and CoSIDA Academic All-America (2nd Team).
- Devaughn Vele finished second among wide receivers with 23 receptions and 389 yards, including a career-high 84 yards and a touchdown in Utah’s win over USC. He averaged 16.9 yards per reception with 15 of his 23 catches being for 15 or more yards.
- Solomon Enis, despite battling injuries throughout the season, recorded 22 receptions for 248 yards (1 TD).
- In his graduate assistant season at Utah, Bumphis helped the 2018 Utes win the Pac-12 South divisional title and compete in the Holiday Bowl.
At Austin Peay in 2019, Bumphis was part of a coaching staff that helped the Governors to a record of 11-4 and an average of 34.5 points per game. His wide receivers played a key role in the team ranking 20th nationally in passing yards (3,208 passing yards). Under Bumphis’s guidance, DeAngelo Wilson led the FCS in receiving yards (1,564) and earned second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors.
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Prior to his year at Utah, Bumphis served as an offensive graduate assistant at Buffalo in 2017 following his first coaching position as the wide receivers coach at Iowa Wesleyan in 2016.
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A 2013 graduate of Mississippi State with a bachelor’s degree in communication, Bumphis was Mississippi State’s leading receiver three of his four seasons from 2009-12. He holds the school record for receiving touchdowns (24), ranks second in career receiving yards (2,270) and third in receptions (159). Bumphis was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference team by the league’s coaches in 2009 and was a second-team All-SEC receiver by the AP as a senior in 2012.
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Playing Career
Bumphis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Dolphins in 2013 and spent time with the practice squads of the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars before finishing his professional career with the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos in 2015. He is a native of Tupelo, Miss.
Coaching Experience
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| 2019-20 | Austin Peay |
| Wide Receivers | |
| 2018 | Utah |
| Graduate Assistant -- WRs | |
| 2017 | Buffalo |
| Graduate Assistant -- Off. | |
| 2016 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Wide Receivers |
Postseason Games
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| 2021 | Rose Bowl |
| 2019 | FCS Quarterfinals |
| 2018 | Holiday Bowl |
Education
Mississippi State, 2013
Bachelor’s in communication
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Personal Data
Hometown: Tupelo, Miss.
Birthdate: October 18, 1989
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