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Ken Wilson
02/09/2012 Nevada Football Hires Larry Lewis as Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs CoachAult completes restructuring of coaching staff 02/06/2012 Bradeson Promoted To Defensive CoordinatorVeteran coach takes over the defense as part of coaching staff restructuring 11/17/2011 The Wolf Pack Coaches Show Nov. 17, 2011The Wolf Pack Coaches Show for November 17, 2011. Guests include Chris Ault, Ken Wilson, and tight end Kolby Arendse. Ken Wilson enters his 18th year of coaching at Nevada and serves as the associate head coach of the football program. This year, the veteran coach will be guiding the team's defensive ends for the second straight season. Wilson, who returned to the sidelines in 2004 after a half-decade as an administrator in the Wolf Pack athletics department, is one of the most versatile coaches on the Wolf Pack staff, having coached the defensive front, the linebackers and the secondary during his career in Reno. In 2010, Wilson mentored first-team All-WAC selection Dontay Moch, who was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 66th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Prior to moving up to coach the ends last season, Wilson headed up the linebacking corps and oversaw the development of a youthful group that included second-team All-WAC selection James-Michael Johnson in 2009. He also coached current NFL players Joshua Mauga (New York Jets) and Jerome Johnson (New York Giants). During the 2007 season, Wilson served as the defensive coordinator and was also the safeties coach. Nevada's starting safeties, Uche Anyanwu and Justin Jackson, combined for 144 tackles, including four for loss. Overall, the defense was fourth in pass defense and fifth in total defense. Prior to that, Wilson headed up the Pack's inside linebacking corps while also serving as the team's assistant head coach. In 2006, two of Wilson's pupils - Jason DeMars and Joshua Mauga - finished second and third on the team in tackles, tallying over 110 tackles combined. In 2005, he coached senior co-captain Roosevelt Cooks to second-team All-WAC accolades. Cooks was also named Nevada's Outstanding Defensive Player. Wilson also tutored Jeremy Engstrom to second-team All-WAC honors in 2004 as a redshirt freshman. Prior to going back to coaching when Ault took over the program in December 2003, Wilson had served as assistant athletics director/sports services at Nevada the previous five-and-a-half years. He oversaw football, men's basketball, baseball, track and tennis while coordinating grant-in-aid for all student-athletes in Nevada's athletics program. Wilson spent six seasons on Ault's staff from 1989-92 and 1994-95. He was also an assistant coach for Jeff Horton in 1993 and Jeff Tisdel from 1996-98, spending those final three seasons as defensive coordinator. He directed the 1996 defense to the top of the conference in every defensive category and was part of the Las Vegas Bowl victory over Ball State. The 1986 North Central (Ill.) graduate has coached more than 10 players who signed professional contracts including Nevada's all-time tackles leader, DeShone Myles, as well as Mike Crawford and Steve Bryant. Two of his players - Myles and Matt Clafton - were named to Nevada's All-Century team at linebacker. Wilson has coached defensive line, linebackers and secondary during his career, which also included stints at his alma mater (1986) and at New Mexico (1987-88). The File on Ken Wilson Born: Feb. 17, 1964 Recruiting Area: Southern Nevada and San Diego, Calif. |
 
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