Chris Ault
Ault in September 2009
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 8, 1946 San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
St. Catherine's Academy University of Nevada, Reno |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1968 | Nevada |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968 | Fallon (NV) Churchill County HS (assistant) |
| 1969–1971 | Reno (NV) Bishop Manogue HS |
| 1972 | Reno (NV) HS |
| 1973–1975 | UNLV (assistant) |
| 1976–1992 | Nevada |
| 1994–1995 | Nevada |
| 2004–2012 | Nevada |
| 2013–2015 | Kansas City Chiefs (consultant) |
| 2016 | Rhinos Milano |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–2004 | Nevada |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 233–109–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 2–8 |
| Tournaments | 9–7 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Big Sky (1983, 1986, 1990–1991) 3 Big West (1992, 1994–1995) 2 WAC (2005, 2010) |
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| Awards | |
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Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1991) 4x Big Sky Coach of the Year (1983, 1986, 1990–1991) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002 (profile) |
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Christopher Thomas "Chris" Ault (born November 8, 1946) is a former American football player, coach and athletic director. He served three stints at the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno (1976–1992, 1994–1995 and 2004–2012), leading the Nevada Wolf Pack to a record of 233–109–1 over 28 seasons and guiding the program from the NCAA's Division II to Division I-AA in 1978 and then to Division I-A in 1992. Ault was also the athletic director at Nevada from 1986 to 2004. He was the school's starting quarterback from 1965 to 1967. He is a former consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Ault was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2002, seven years after his first retirement from coaching in 1995.
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. A member of the university's faculty senate expressed concern at the perceived conflict of interest, especially because the salary of head football coach exceeded that of athletic director.
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. Since installing the Pistol, Nevada has won shares of two WAC titles—in 2005 (with Boise State) and 2010 (with Boise State and Hawaii).
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