Chris Oliver (American football)

Chris Oliver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002Ohio State (SA)
2003–2005Ohio Dominican (OL)
2006-2008Ohio Dominican (OC)
2009–2021Lindsey Wilson
2022–2024Georgetown (KY)
Head coaching record
Overall131–42
Tournaments14–8 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (2020)
1 MSC East Division (2014)
4 MSC Bluegrass Division (2017, 2019–2021)
2 MSC (2023–2024)
Awards
NAIA AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2020)

Chris Oliver is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Georgetown College from 2022 to 2024.[1][2] 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.[3] Oliver led the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship in the spring of 2021.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders (Mid-South Conference) (2010–2021)
2010 Lindsey Wilson 5–6 4–2 3rd (East)
2011 Lindsey Wilson 7–3 3–2 T–2nd (East)
2012 Lindsey Wilson 3–8 1–5 6th (West)
2013 Lindsey Wilson 8–3 3–3 T–3rd (East) 19
2014 Lindsey Wilson 10–3 6–0 1st (East) L NAIA Quarterfinal 7
2015 Lindsey Wilson 8–3 3–2 3rd (West) L NAIA First Round 13
2016 Lindsey Wilson 11–2 4–1 2nd (West) L NAIA Quarterfinal 8
2017 Lindsey Wilson 11–1 6–0 1st (Bluegrass) L NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2018 Lindsey Wilson 7–3 4–2 T–2nd (Bluegrass) 18
2019 Lindsey Wilson 12–1 7–0 1st (Bluegrass) L NAIA Semifinal 4
2020 Lindsey Wilson 11–0 7–0 1st (Bluegrass) W NAIA Championship 1
2021 Lindsey Wilson 12–1 7–0 1st (Bluegrass) L NAIA Semifinal
Lindsey Wilson: 105–34 55–17
Georgetown Tigers (Mid-South Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Georgetown 7–3 5–3 3rd
2023 Georgetown 10–2 6–0 1st L NAIA Semifinal 4
2024 Georgetown 9–3 6–0 1st L NAIA Quarterfinal 11
Georgetown: 26–8 14–3
Total: 131–42
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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. ^ "John Perin elevated to Head Football Coach". Georgetown College. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "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 icon.
  4. ^ 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.


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