Paul Chryst
Chryst in April 2015
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 21–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1988 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | West Virginia (GA) |
| 1991–1992 | San Antonio Riders (WR/RB/TE) |
| 1993 | Wisconsin–Platteville (OC/QB) |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders (QB) |
| 1995 | Illinois State (OC/QB) |
| 1996 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC/QB) |
| 1997–1998 | Oregon State (OC/QB) |
| 1999–2001 | San Diego Chargers (TE) |
| 2002 | Wisconsin (TE) |
| 2003–2004 | Oregon State (OC/QB) |
| 2005 | Wisconsin (co-OC/TE) |
| 2006–2011 | Wisconsin (OC/QB) |
| 2012–2014 | Pittsburgh |
| 2015–present | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–25 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big Ten West Division (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| 1 Big Ten Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Paul Joseph Chryst (born November 17, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. Chryst had previously been the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, from 2012 to 2014. Prior to serving as head coach, Chryst had previously been the offensive coordinator at Wisconsin from 2005 through 2011. He also served in the same capacity at Oregon State University and was an assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Chryst played college football at Wisconsin, where he lettered as a quarterback from 1986 to 1988.
The son of a high school football coach, Chryst was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. The family moved to Platteville, Wisconsin, when his father, the late George Chryst, became the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 1979.
Chryst attended Platteville High School, where he was a three-time letterman in football and basketball, and also lettered in baseball and track. As the starting quarterback, he led the 1982 and 1983 Hillmen to consecutive Southern Eight Conference titles and the Wisconsin Division 4 state championship in 1983.
Chryst graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1988 with a degree in political science, and was a three-time football letterwinner at the quarterback position for the Badgers. He added a master's degree in educational administration from West Virginia in 1990.
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