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| Chris Ault | |||
| File:Christ Ault Reno Navy Week Sept 16, 2009.jpg Ault in September 2009 | |||
| Sport(s) | Football | ||
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| Current position | |||
| Title | Consultant | ||
| Team | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Record | 233–109–1 | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Born | November 8, 1946 San Bernardino, California | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1965–1968 | Nevada | ||
| Position(s) | Quarterback | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 1968 1969-1971 1972 1973-1975 1976–1992 1994–1995 2004–2012 2013 | Churchill County HS (asst.) Bishop Manogue HS Reno HS UNLV (asst) Nevada Nevada Nevada Kansas City Chiefs (consultant) | ||
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||
| 1986-2004 | Nevada | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 233–109–1 | ||
| Bowls | 2–8 | ||
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Awards 1991 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 6 Times Conference Coach of the Year | |||
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Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946) is the former college football head coach of the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and currently a consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002, seven years after his first retirement from coaching in 1995.
Ault won his 200th college football game October 9, 2009 when his Wolf Pack beat Louisiana Tech 37–14.
Ault is credited as the creator of the "Pistol Offense," which he instituted at Nevada in 2005. Since becoming the primary offense for Nevada, the Pistol has been used by other schools across the country. The San Francisco 49ers began employing the pistol offense with the emergence of former Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The Pittsburgh Steelers have also been seen using the Pistol from time to time. Since installing the Pistol, Nevada has won shares of two WAC titles—in 2005 (with Boise State) and 2010 (with Boise State and Hawaiʻi).
Ault previously served as head coach from 1976 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1995, guiding the Wolf Pack from Division II to Division I-AA to Division I-A. He also served as Nevada's athletic director from 1986 to 2004, and was the school's starting quarterback from 1965 to 1967.
After the 2004 season, Ault fired head coach Chris Tormey. He named himself as the replacement three days later, with the approval of school president John Lilley and the Nevada Board of Regents.[1][2] A member of the university's faculty senate expressed concern at the perceived conflict of interest, especially since the salary of the head football coach exceeds that of athletic director.[3]
On December 28, 2012; Ault announced his retirement, effective at the end of the year. In an emotional press conference, Ault said the time had come to pass the program to a new coach.[4] He had spent 41 years--all but seven years of his adult life--at Nevada as a player, coach or administrator.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Nevada Wolf Pack (NCAA Division II Independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Nevada | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1977 | Nevada | 8–3 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Nevada | 11–1 | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big Sky Conference) (1979–1991) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Nevada | 8–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||
| 1980 | Nevada | 6–4–1 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1981 | Nevada | 7–4 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1982 | Nevada | 6–5 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 1983 | Nevada | 9–5 | 6–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||
| 1984 | Nevada | 7–4 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1985 | Nevada | 11–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||
| 1986 | Nevada | 13–1 | 7–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||
| 1987 | Nevada | 5–6 | 4–4 | ||||||
| 1988 | Nevada | 7–4 | 4–4 | ||||||
| 1989 | Nevada | 7–4 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 1990 | Nevada | 13–2 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1991 | Nevada | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals | ||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big West Conference) (1992) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Nevada | 7–5 | 5–1 | 1st | L Las Vegas | ||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big West Conference) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Nevada | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1995 | Nevada | 9–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L Las Vegas | ||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Nevada | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2005 | Nevada | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Hawaii | ||||
| 2006 | Nevada | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L MPC Computers | ||||
| 2007 | Nevada | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–4th | L New Mexico | ||||
| 2008 | Nevada | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | L Humanitarian | ||||
| 2009 | Nevada | 8–5 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Hawaii | ||||
| 2010 | Nevada | 13–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Kraft Fight Hunger | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | Nevada | 7–6 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Hawaii | ||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Nevada | 7–6 | 4–4 | 5th | L New Mexico | ||||
| Nevada: | 233–109–1 | 133–53 | |||||||
| Total: | 233–109–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
Personal
Ault graduated from St. Catherine's Military School;graduated from Nevada with a bachelor's degree in Education in 1968 and went on to complete an MBA in 1971. He is married to Kathy Ault, and has three children: Lisa, Chris Jr., and Amy.
See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 wins
- List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure
References
- ↑ Nevada AD Ault succeeds Tormey, The Seattle Times, December 4, 2003.
- ↑ Ault deserves credit for coaching accomplishments, The Nevada Sagebrush, September 25, 2007.
- ↑ 2003-04 Faculty Senate minutes, University of Nevada, Reno, December 10, 2003.
- ↑ Nevada coach Chris Ault retires. ESPN, 2012-12-28.
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