Chris Truax began his collegiate coaching career at McNeese and a little over 20 years later, returns to the Cowboys to serve as the offensive line coach for the second straight season.
Truax, a 1992 graduate of LSU where he was a four-year letterman for the Tigers and a member of the 1988 SEC Championship team, has more than 20 years of experience, most recently serving as offensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin in 2013, the final year of an eight-year stint with the Lumberjacks where he also served as the team's offensive line, special teams, and recruiting coordinator from 2007-20012 and coached special teams and running backs in 2006.
During his time there, SFA led the nation in passing offense in 2009, 2010, 2013, and finished second in 2012; finished second in the FCS in total offense in 2012 and 2013; placed in the top 10 nationally in pass protection four of his last five years and was first in 2011; won a Southland Conference title in 2009 and 2010; and participated in the FCS playoffs in 2009 and 2010.
Prior to joining the SFA staff, Truax spent five years at Northwestern State where he was the co-offensive coordinator and coached offensive line and special teams. He helped lead the Demons to the 2004 conference title and playoff appearances in 2002 and 2004.
Truax began his college coaching career in 1994 when he joined Bobby Keasler's staff at McNeese and coaching the defensive tackles.
In his five years at McNeese, the Cowboys won the 1995 and 1997 conference championship, appeared in the FCS playoffs four times (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998), and helped coach the Cowboys to the 1997 national title game.
While at McNeese, he coached and developed six all-conference players, three who earned academic All-American honors, three eventual NFL players and four All-Americans.
He left McNeese after the 1998 season, following Keasler to ULM where he spent three years coaching the offensive line, tight ends and special teams.
A graduate of Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas, Truax was a Prep All-American as a defensive tackle in 1987.
He began his coaching career as the offensive line and tight ends coach at Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge in 1993 and 1994.
