Jeff Choate (born July 15, 1970) is an American college football coach. He is the head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. Choate served as the head football coach at Montana State University from 2016 to 2019.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nevada |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 4–14 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 15, 1970 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Montana Western (B.S., 1993) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Montana Western |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Montana Western (LB) |
| 1994–1995 | Challis HS (ID) |
| 1996 | Twin Falls HS (ID) (DC) |
| 1997–2001 | Post Falls HS (ID) |
| 2002 | Utah State (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Utah State (S/ST) |
| 2005 | Eastern Illinois (ST) |
| 2006–2008 | Boise State (RB/ST) |
| 2009–2011 | Boise State (LB/ST) |
| 2012 | Washington State (LB) |
| 2013 | Florida (LB/ST) |
| 2013–2015 | Washington (DL/ST) |
| 2016–2020 | Montana State |
| 2021–2023 | Texas (co-DC/ILB) |
| 2024–present | Nevada |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–36 (college) |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Playing career
editChoate graduated from St. Maries High School in 1988, and played college football at the University of Montana Western as linebacker from 1988 until 1991. While pursuing a bachelor's degree in secondary education, he became the Bulldogs' linebackers coach.
Coaching career
editChoate began his coaching career as the University of Washington Football defensive line coach and special teams coordinator for two seasons (2013-2015).[2]
On December 4, 2015, Montana State University announced Choate as their head football coach beginning in the 2016 season.[3][4]
On December 4, 2023, he was named the head coach at Nevada.[5]
Personal life
editChoate and his wife, Janet, have two children, Jacy and Jory.
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP/STATS° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (2016–2019) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Montana State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2017 | Montana State | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | Montana State | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 17 | 17 | ||
| 2019 | Montana State | 11–4 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| Montana State: | 28–22 | 18–14 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Nevada | 3–10 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
| 2025 | Nevada | 1–4 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Nevada: | 4–14 | 0–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–36 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Jeff Choate Joins Montana State University as Bobcat Head Football Coach". Montana State Bobcats Athletics. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Jude, Adam (December 12, 2015). "UW's Jeff Choate on his new role as the Montana State head coach, the Huskies' 'tremendous' future and more". The Seattle Times. Seattle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ^ Gabriel, Parker (December 4, 2015). "Montana State hires Choate as head football coach". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Bozeman. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ Maletz, Jon (December 7, 2015). "Choate appeases players, energizes public in MSU debut". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Bozeman. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Nevada hires Texas co-defensive coordinator Jeff Choate to be next head coach" KOLO NewsNow. Retrieved 2023-12-05.