Jeff Choate (born July 15, 1970) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach. He is the co-

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

and inside linebackers coach at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

. Choate served as the head football coach at

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...

from December 2015 to January 2021

Playing career

Choate graduated from St. Maries High School in 1988, and played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at the

University of Montana Western The University of Montana Western (UMW) is a public college in Dillon, Montana. It is affiliated with the University of Montana and part of the Montana University System. It was founded in 1893 as Montana State Normal School and was also the West ...

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

from 1988 until 1991. While pursuing a bachelor's degree in

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

, he became the Bulldogs' linebackers coach.

Coaching career

On December 4, 2015,

announced Choate as their head football coach beginning in the

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season.

Personal life

Choate and his wife, Janet, have two children; a son, Jory, and a daughter, Jacy.

Head coaching record

College

References

External links

Texas profile

Montana State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choate, Jeff 1970 births Living people American football linebackers Boise State Broncos football coaches Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches Florida Gators football coaches Montana State Bobcats football coaches Montana Western Bulldogs football coaches Montana Western Bulldogs football players Texas Longhorns football coaches Utah State Aggies football coaches Washington Huskies football coaches Washington State Cougars football coaches High school baseball coaches in the United States High school football coaches in Idaho People from St. Maries, Idaho Coaches of American football from Idaho Players of American football from Idaho Players of American football from Columbus, Ohio