Pete Kaligis

Pete Kaligis

Current position
Title	Interim head coach, assistant head coach, and defensive tackles coach
Team	Washington State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 53) Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993	Washington
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995	Western Washington (TE/strength)
1996–1997	Western Washington (DL/strength)
1998–1999	Meridian Middle School
1999–2001	Washington (assistant S&C)
2002–2004	Washington (S&C)
2005	Montana (TE/T)
2006–2008	Montana (OL)
2009–2011	Wyoming (OL)
2012–2015	Wyoming (AHC/OL/RB)
2016–2019	Wyoming (DT)
2020–2021	Wyoming (DRGC/DT)
2022–2024	Washington State (AHC/DT)
2024–present	Washington State (Interim HC/AHC/DT)
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1991)

Pete Kaligis (born January 6, 1971) is an American college football coach, currently the interim head coach, assistant head coach, and defensive tackles coach at Washington State University. A two-sport athlete at the University of Washington in football and track and field, he was a starting guard for the 1991 national champions, a three-time Rose Bowl participant, and an All-American shot putter. Kaligis has been an assistant coach for various college football programs since 1994.

High school

Born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, Kaligis graduated from Bellingham High School.

College

Kaligis played college football at the University of Washington from 1990 to 1993, where he was an offensive lineman and an All-American in the shot put.^[1]

Coaching

Following his playing career at Washington, Kaligis began a college football coaching career with stints at Western Washington, Washington, Montana, and Wyoming.

In 2012, Kaligis acted as head coach for Wyoming against Boise State while head coach Dave Christensen served a one-game suspension following a profanity-laced tirade after a one-point loss to Air Force two weeks earlier.^[2] Wyoming credits the entire season to Christensen.^[3]

On December 2, 2021, Washington State University announced the hiring of Kaligis as both assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach.^{[citation needed]} Kaligis took over as interim head coach on December 18, 2024, after head coach Jake Dickert departed for Wake Forest.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference) (2024–present)
2024	Washington State	0–0	0–0		Holiday
Washington State:		0–0	0–0
Total:		0–0

References

1. http://washington.scout.com/a.z?s=147&p=8&c=1&nid=1165997 ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "NCAA Football - College Football News, Scores, Stats, Standings, and Rumors".
3. "2013 Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
4. Luck, Melissa (December 18, 2024). "WSU names acting head coach for Holiday Bowl". KXLY-TV. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

External links

• Washington State profile
• Wyoming profile