| Chris Ault | ||
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| Ault in September 2009
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| Sport(s) | Football | |
| Current position | ||
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Team | Nevada | |
| Record | 226–103–1 | |
| Biographical details | ||
| Born | November 8, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | San Bernardino, California | |
| Playing career | ||
| 1965–1968 | Nevada | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1976–1992 1994–1995 2004–present |
Nevada Nevada Nevada |
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| Head coaching record | ||
| Overall | 226–103–1 | |
| Bowls | 2–7 | |
| 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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Inducted in 2002 (profile) |
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Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946) is the current college football head coach of the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. Ault, along with John Gagliardi, is one of two active coaches who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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 Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL have 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).
Coach Ault also served as the athletic director for the Wolf Pack, but relinquished those duties upon re-assuming the head coaching football job for his third stint in that position, in the spring of 2004. The first stint was 1976–92 and the second was 1994–95. Ault, as the athletic director, was the one responsible for the termination of head coach Chris Tormey. He named himself as the replacement three days later, with the approval of University of Nevada President John Lilley.In addition the Nevada Board of Regents also approved Ault as the new head coach. [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]
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| 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) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Nevada | 11–1 | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals | ||||||
| Independent: | 27–7 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Big Sky: | 111–46–1 | 68–28 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big West Conference) (1992–1992) | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Big West: | 25–10 | 18–2 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 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 Hawaiʻi | ||||
| 2010 | Nevada | 13–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Kraft Fight Hunger | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | Nevada | 7–6 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L Hawaiʻi | ||||
| WAC: | 63–40 | 43–20 | |||||||
| Nevada: | 226–103–1 | 129–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 226–103–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
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.
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