Chris Oliver (American football)

Last updated
Chris Oliver
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Georgetown (KY)
Conference MSC
Record17–5
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002 Ohio State (SA)
2003–2005 Ohio Dominican (OL)
2006-2008Ohio Dominican (OC)
2009–2021 Lindsey Wilson
2022–present Georgetown (KY)
Head coaching record
Overall122–39
Tournaments13–7 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (2020)
1 MSC East Division (2014)
4 MSC Bluegrass Division (2017, 2019–2021)
1 MSC (2023)
Awards
NAIA AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2020)

Chris Oliver is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, a position he has held since 2022. [1] Oliver was the head football coach at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky from the inception of the school's football program, which began play in 2010, through the 2021 season. [2] Oliver led the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship in the spring of 2021. [3]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders (Mid-South Conference)(2010–2021)
2010 Lindsey Wilson5–64–23rd (East)
2011 Lindsey Wilson7–33–2T–2nd (East)
2012 Lindsey Wilson3–81–56th (West)
2013 Lindsey Wilson8–33–3T–3rd (East)19
2014 Lindsey Wilson10–36–01st (East)L NAIA Quarterfinal 7
2015 Lindsey Wilson8–33–23rd (West)L NAIA First Round 13
2016 Lindsey Wilson11–24–12nd (West)L NAIA Quarterfinal 8
2017 Lindsey Wilson11–16–01st (Bluegrass)L NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2018 Lindsey Wilson7–34–2T–2nd (Bluegrass)18
2019 Lindsey Wilson12–17–01st (Bluegrass)L NAIA Semifinal 4
2020 Lindsey Wilson 11–07–01st (Bluegrass)W NAIA Championship 1
2021 Lindsey Wilson12–17–01st (Bluegrass)L NAIA Semifinal
Lindsey Wilson:105–3455–17
Georgetown Tigers (Mid-South Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Georgetown7–35–33rd
2023 Georgetown10–26–01stL NAIA Semifinal 4
2024 Georgetown0–00–0
Georgetown:17–511–3
Total:122–39
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Story, Mark (December 14, 2021). "Georgetown College makes head-coaching hire that rocks Kentucky college football". Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, Kentucky . Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. "Lindsey Wilson names Oliver head coach". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. January 8, 2009. p. C2. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. Story, Mark (May 23, 2021). "'Feels like a movie': Lindsey Wilson's Chris Oliver basking in national title glow". Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, Kentucky . Retrieved October 19, 2021.