 Kaligis in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach, and defensive tackles coach |
| Team | Wake Forest |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1971-01-06)January 6, 1971 (age 55) Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Washington |
| Position | 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 | Washington State (Interim HC/AHC/DT) |
| 2025–present | Wake Forest (AHC/DT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Pete Kaligis (born January 6, 1971) is an Americancollege football coach, currently the assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach atWake Forest University. A two-sport athlete at theUniversity of Washington infootball andtrack and field, he was a startingguard for the1991national champions, a three-timeRose Bowl participant, and an All-Americanshot putter. Kaligis has been an assistant coach for various college football programs since 1994.
Born and raised inBellingham, Washington, Kaligis graduated fromBellingham High School.
Kaligis playedcollege football at theUniversity of Washington from1990 to1993, where he was anoffensive lineman and an All-American in theshot put.[1]
Following his playing career at Washington, Kaligis began a college football coaching career with stints atWestern Washington, Washington,Montana, andWyoming.
In2012, Kaligis acted as head coach for Wyoming againstBoise State while head coachDave Christensen served a one-game suspension following a profanity-laced tirade after a one-point loss toAir 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 coachJake Dickert departed forWake Forest.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State Cougars(Pac-12 Conference)(2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Washington State | 0–1 | LHoliday | ||||||
| Washington State: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
