Coaches
Chris Ault
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Ault
Played at Nevada 1965-1968
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Churchill County HS (NV) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1969-1971 | Bishop Manogue HS (NV) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1972 | Reno HS (NV) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1973-1975 | UNLV | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1976-1992 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1994-1995 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2004-2012 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2017 | Rhinos Milano (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Nevada (FCS) | 0-1 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 0% wins | - |
| 1982 | Nevada (FCS) | 2-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1983 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1984 | Nevada (FCS) | 0-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 20% wins | - |
| 1985 | Nevada (FCS) | 2-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 0% wins | - |
| 1986 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1987 | Nevada (FCS) | 0-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1989 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-0 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1991 | Nevada (FCS) | 1-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 1992 | Nevada | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | -11.5 | 100% wins | 107 |
| 1994 | Nevada | 9-2 | - → - | - | - | 4.6 | 64% wins | 107 |
| 1995 | Nevada | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | 7.1 | 82% wins | 108 |
| 2004 | Nevada | 5-7 | - → - | 108 | 100 | -19.0 | 50% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Nevada | 9-3 | - → - | 8 | 116 | -6.5 | 42% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Nevada | 8-5 | - → - | 88 | 78 | 0.9 | 75% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Nevada | 6-7 | - → - | 11 | 84 | -4.2 | 62% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 32 | 61 | 0.9 | 46% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Nevada | 8-5 | - → - | 1 | 75 | 0.5 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Nevada | 13-1 | - → 11 | 2 | 74 | 10.8 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 6 | 20 | -0.4 | 93% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 5 | 103 | -2.0 | 54% wins | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nevada | Division II | 8-3 |
| 1977 | Nevada | Division II | 8-3 |
| 1978 | Nevada | FCS | 11-1 |
| 1979 | Nevada | FCS | 8-4 |
| 1988 | Nevada | FCS | 7-4 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 15
- Jeff Horton · Nevada 1992 (Position)
- Ken Wilson · Nevada 1992-2012 (DC, Other, Position)
- Steve Hagen · Nevada 1992 (OC, Position)
- Bobby Petrino · Nevada 1994 (OC, Position)
- Dave Fipp · Nevada 2004 (DC)
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2004 (GA)
- Kim McCloud · Nevada 2004-2007 (Position)
- Barry Sacks · Nevada 2005-2006 (DC)
- Chris Klenakis · Nevada 2005-2009 (OC)
- Tim DeRuyter · Nevada 2005-2006 (DC, Position)
- Nigel Burton · Nevada 2008-2009 (DC)
- Andy Buh · Nevada 2010-2011 (DC)
- Donte Williams · Nevada 2010 (Analyst)
- Mike Bradeson · Nevada 2012 (DC)
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2012 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 57
- Jeff Brohm* · Louisville 2003-2006 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Joel Thomas · Louisville 2003 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kevin Wolthausen · Louisville 2003-2006 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Paul Petrino · Louisville 2003-2006 (OC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Tony Levine · Louisville 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.) · under Bobby Petrino
- Mike Cassity · Louisville 2005-2006 (DC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Chip Long · Louisville 2006 (GA) · under Bobby Petrino
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2011 (OC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kirk Botkin · Arkansas 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.) · under Bobby Petrino
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2008-2011 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- John Smith · Arkansas 2009-2011 (ST coord.) · under Bobby Petrino
- Nick Petrino · Arkansas 2010-2011 (Other) · under Bobby Petrino
- Dave Schramm · Fresno State 2012-2015 (OC, Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Jordan Peterson · Fresno State 2012-2016 (Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Nick Toth · Fresno State 2012-2015 (DC) · under Tim DeRuyter
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Western Kentucky 2013 (Analyst) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kolby Smith · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Neil Callaway · Western Kentucky 2013 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Nick Holt · Western Kentucky 2013 (DC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Derek Nicholson · Louisville 2014 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Greg Brown · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Marcus Woodson · Fresno State 2014-2015 (Position) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Ryan Beard* · Louisville 2014-2017 (Analyst, Other) · under Bobby Petrino
- Terrell Buckley · Louisville 2014-2015 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Todd Grantham · Louisville 2014-2016 (DC, Other, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Will Stein*+ · Louisville 2014 (Analyst) · under Bobby Petrino
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Chris Klenakis · Louisville 2016 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Eric Kiesau · Fresno State 2016 (OC, Other) · under Tim DeRuyter
- Kefense Hynson · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Keith Heyward · Louisville 2016 (Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Lonnie Galloway · Louisville 2016-2017 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017-2019 (Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 (DC) · under Nick Rolovich
- Mike Summers · Louisville 2017 (OC) · under Bobby Petrino
- Peter Sirmon · Louisville 2017 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Corey Batoon · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Mark Banker · Hawai'i 2018-2019 (Other, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jake Dickert*+ · Washington State 2020-2021 (DC, Position) · under Nick Rolovich
- Jesse Bobbit · Washington State 2020-2021 (GA) · under Nick Rolovich
- C. J. Ah You · USC 2021 (Analyst) · under Donte Williams
- Graham Harrell · USC 2021 (OC, Position) · under Donte Williams
- Mike Jinks · USC 2021 (Position) · under Donte Williams
- Seth Doege · USC 2021 (Position) · under Donte Williams
- Todd Orlando · USC 2021 (DC, Position) · under Donte Williams
- Joe Bolden · Nevada 2022 (Position, ST coord.) · under Ken Wilson
- Kwame Agyeman · Nevada 2022-2023 (DC) · under Ken Wilson
- Mike Bethea · Nevada 2022-2023 (DC) · under Ken Wilson
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2022-2023 (Position) · under Ken Wilson
- Chris Wilson · Arkansas 2025 (DC, Position) · under Bobby Petrino
- Travis Williams · Arkansas 2025 (DC) · under Bobby Petrino
Level 3: on their staffs · 56
- Bryan Ellis · UAB 2012-2013 (GA) · under Garrick McGee
- Jamie Bryant · Houston 2012 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Lee Hays · Houston 2012 (Position) · under Tony Levine
- Mike Nesbitt · Houston 2012 (OC) · under Tony Levine
- Paul Haynes · Arkansas 2012 (DC, Position) · under John Smith
- Reggie Johnson · UAB 2012-2013 (DC) · under Garrick McGee
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2012 (Other, Position) · under John Smith
- Travis Bush · Houston 2012-2014 (OC, Other, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Tyson Helton* · UAB 2012 (Position) · under Garrick McGee
- David Gibbs · Houston 2013-2014 (DC) · under Tony Levine
- Doug Meacham · Houston 2013 (OC, Position) · under Tony Levine
- Kris Cinkovich · Idaho 2013-2017 (OC) · under Paul Petrino
- Richard Owens · UAB 2013 (OC) · under Garrick McGee
- Ronnie Lee · Idaho 2013-2014 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Charley Molnar · Idaho 2014-2017 (Position) · under Paul Petrino
- Brian Reader · Idaho 2015-2016 (GA) · under Paul Petrino
- Mike Breske · Idaho 2015-2017 (DC) · under Paul Petrino
- Brian Brohm · Western Kentucky 2016 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Anthony Poindexter · Purdue 2017-2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian VanGorder · Louisville 2018 (DC) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Grady Brown · Louisville 2018 (Position) · under Lorenzo Ward
- Bob Diaco · Purdue 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Terrance Jamison · Purdue 2020 (Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brad Lambert · Purdue 2021 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- David Elson · Purdue 2021-2022 (Analyst, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Ron English · Purdue 2021-2022 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Brian Ward · Washington State 2022 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
- Eric Morris*+ · Washington State 2022 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Jordan Davis · Washington State 2022 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
- Pete Kaligis · Washington State 2022-2024 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Sean Brophy · Washington State 2022 (GA) · under Jake Dickert
- Ben Arbuckle · Washington State 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Frank Maile · Washington State 2023-2024 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Jeff Schmedding · Washington State 2023-2024 (DC) · under Jake Dickert
- Mark Hagen · Louisville 2023-2025 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
- Mark Ivey · Louisville 2023-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Brohm
- Connell Maynor · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jake Dickert
- Dan Enos · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2025 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Freddie Banks · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- L. D. Scott · Missouri State 2025 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Rob Ezell · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Scottie Hazelton · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Wesley Beschorner · Wake Forest 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jake Dickert
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 (DC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Jay Bateman · Kentucky 2026 (DC) · under Will Stein
- Joe Sloan · Kentucky 2026 (OC) · under Will Stein
- Justin Burke · Kentucky 2026 (Position) · under Will Stein
- L. D. Scott · Coastal Carolina 2026 (DC) · under Ryan Beard
- Lee Marks · Oregon State 2026 (Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 (DC, Position) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 (OC) · under JaMarcus Shephard
- Steve Ellis · Louisville 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Brohm
Coached together
- John Smith · Nevada 1977-1981 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jeff Horton · Nevada 1985-1992 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Ken Wilson · Nevada 1989-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Steve Hagen · Nevada 1992 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bobby Petrino · Nevada 1994 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dave Fipp · Nevada 2004 · him Head coach, them DC
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2004 · him Head coach, them GA
- Kim McCloud · Nevada 2004-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Barry Sacks · Nevada 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chris Klenakis · Nevada 2005-2009 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tim DeRuyter · Nevada 2005-2006 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Nigel Burton · Nevada 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Andy Buh · Nevada 2010-2011 · him Head coach, them DC
- Donte Williams · Nevada 2010 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Mike Bradeson · Nevada 2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Nick Rolovich · Nevada 2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position