Chris Ault
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| Chris Ault | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Nevada | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 177-73-1 | |
| Born | November 8, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | San Bernardino, California | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 177-73-1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1991 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 6 Times Conference Coach of the Year |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1976-92 1994-95 2004-Present |
Nevada Nevada Nevada |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 2002 (Bio) | ||
Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946 in San Bernardino, California), is the current college football head coach of the University of Nevada 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 most successful coach in Wolf Pack history. He engineered the greatest comeback in NCAA Division I-AA history, when he erased a 35 point deficit to defeat Weber State in 1991. He has a reputation for making effective half-time adjustments, as he has engineered 25 second-half comeback victories.
Ault also served as the athletic director for the Wolf Pack but relinquished those duties upon re-assuming the head coaching job in the spring of 2004. He is in his third stint as head coach. The first was 1976-92 and the second was 1994-95. He returned to the sidelines in 2004 after the release of previous head coach Chris Tormey.
Ault is the creator of the Pistol Offense. He installed at Nevada during his third period as head coach, and it has since been adopted by other teams.
| School | Season | Wins | Losses | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (W) |
| Nevada | 2004 | 5 | 7 | |
| Nevada | 2005 | 9 | 3 | Hawaii Bowl (W) |
| Nevada | 2006 | 8 | 5 | MPC Computers Bowl (L) |
| Nevada | 2007 | 6 | 7 | New Mexico Bowl (L) |
[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.
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