Pete Kaligis

Pete Kaligis
Current position
Title Assistant head coach, defensive tackles coach
Team Washington State
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Biographical details
Born January 6, 1971
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–present Washington State (AHC/DT)
Head coaching record
Overall 0–1

Pete Kaligis (born January 6, 1971) is an American college football coach, currently the 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.

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 interim 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. However, Wyoming credits the entire season to Christensen.

On December 2, 2021, Washington State University announced the hiring of Kaligis as both assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West Conference) (2012)
2012 Wyoming 0–1 0–1
Wyoming: 0–1 0–1
Total: 0–1