University of Delaware Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Associate AD, Strength and Conditioning/Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football
- Email:
- stewartc@udel.edu
Chris Stewart joined the University of Delaware athletic department in January 2017 as the associate AD for strength and conditioning and the head strength and conditioning coach for the football program.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Stewart arrived in Newark after spending eight years as head strength & conditioning coach at the University of Richmond.
Before moving to Richmond in 2009, Stewart had an 11-year stint at the University of Tennessee in 1998-2008, including his last five as associate strength and conditioning coach. At UT, he served as a graduate assistant, assistant, and associate head strength coach during his tenure and worked with numerous National Football League players and Olympians while in Knoxville.
Stewart is an approved mentor for the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the former director of the UT Strength and Conditioning Clinic, one of the nation’s largest and longest-running strength clinics involving 800 coaches and athletes.
Stewart assisted with the UT football program while serving as the primary strength coach for the Vols’ nationally acclaimed track & field team. He worked year-round with former Vols in the professional and Olympic ranks.
Stewart earned a sports management/exercise science degree from Western Carolina in 1998 and completed his master’s from Tennessee in 2001. He is certified through the College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
His career at Richmond and Tennessee includes one national BCS title; three SEC Championships; one Colonial Athletic Associate title; and 10 bowl games for football. Individually, he has trained 64 current or former NFL players, including 11 who have gone on to play in the Pro Bowl and eight who have won Super Bowl titles.
In track & field, he helped the Vols win two national championships and three SEC titles and has trained seven Olympians and seven individual national champions.
Stewart and his wife, Sherry, have a son, Cole, and a daughter, Lily.
Previous Experience:
- The University of Tennessee - Associate Head Strength Coach
- The University of Richmond - Director of Football Strength & Conditioning
- The University of Delaware - Associate AD for Sports Performance/Head Football Strength Coach
Education:
- Masters of Science: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
- Bachelors of Science: Western Carolina, Cullowhee, NC
- Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC)
- Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC)
At UD Since: 2017
Team Assignments:
- Football
