Chris Ault
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| Date of birth | November 8, 1946 | |
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| Place of birth | San Bernardino, California | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | Nevada | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 177-73-1 | |
| Overall Record | 177-73-1 | |
| Awards | 1991 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 6 Times Conference Coach of the Year |
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| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
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| 1976-92 1994-95, 2004-Present | Nevada | |
| College Football Hall of Fame, 2002 | ||
Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946 in San Bernardino, California), is the current college football head coach of the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack. Ault, along with Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, is one of three active coaches who have also been inducted in to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Ault's career coaching record is 177-73-1, which is currently the fourth-highest winning percentage (.705) among active Division I-A coaches and the winningest coach in Wolf Pack history. He engineered the greatest comeback in NCAA history, when he erased a 35 point defecit to defeat Weber State University in 1991. He is very good at making halftime adjustments as he has engineered 25 second-half comeback victories.
[edit] Career Record
| School | Season | Wins | Losses | Postseason |
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| Nevada | 1976 | 8 | 3 | |
| Nevada | 1977 | 8 | 3 | |
| Nevada | 1978 | 11 | 1 | |
| Nevada | 1979 | 8 | 4 | NCAA I-AA Playoffs |
| Nevada | 1980 | 6 | 4 | |
| Nevada | 1981 | 7 | 4 | |
| Nevada | 1982 | 6 | 5 | |
| Nevada | 1983 | 9 | 5 | NCAA I-AA Playoffs |
| Nevada | 1984 | 7 | 4 | |
| Nevada | 1985 | 11 | 2 | NCAA I-AA Playoffs |
| Nevada | 1986 | 13 | 1 | NCAA I-AA Playoffs |
| Nevada | 1987 | 5 | 6 | |
| Nevada | 1988 | 7 | 4 | |
| Nevada | 1989 | 7 | 4 | |
| Nevada | 1990 | 13 | 2 | Lost in I-AA Championship |
| Nevada | 1991 | 12 | 1 | NCAA I-AA Playoffs |
| Nevada | 1992 | 7 | 5 | Las Vegas Bowl (L) |
| Nevada | 1994 | 9 | 2 | |
| Nevada | 1995 | 9 | 3 | Las Vegas Bowl (L) |
| Nevada | 2004 | 5 | 7 | |
| Nevada | 2005 | 9 | 3 | Hawaii Bowl (W) |
[edit] Personal
Ault 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.
[edit] External links
| Nevada Wolf Pack Head Football Coaches |
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| Taylor • Harrelson • Ellis • Dickson • Hopper • Steckle • Shorts • Glascock • Courtright • Erb • Shaw • Philbrook • Mitchell • Dashiell • Aiken • Sheetketski • Lawlor • McEachron • Trachok • Scattini • Ault • Horton • Ault • Tisdel • Tormey • Ault |
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