Jeff Choate
American football player and coach (born 1970)
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Jeffrey Phillip 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 | 6–19 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 15, 1970 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Montana Western (B.S., 1993) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Montana Western |
| Position | 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 | 34–41 (college) |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Playing career
Choate 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
Choate 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]
Head coaching record
College
| 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 | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| Nevada: | 6–19 | 2–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–41 | ||||||||