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Chris Sulages

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Chris Sulages
Biographical details
Born (1973-01-25) January 25, 1973 (age 51)
Mission Viejo, California
Playing career
1992–1993Saddleback
1994–1995Weber State
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995Weber State (assistant)
1996San Diego assistant)
1997–1999Occidental (assistant)
2000-2001Prague Panthers
2001–2002Cal State Northridge (OL/TE)
2003–2004Lewis & Clark (OL)
2005Lewis & Clark (OC)
2006–2015Lewis & Clark
Head coaching record
Overall19–62 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
D3football.com West Region Coach of the Year (2011)

Chris Sulages (born January 25, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Lewis & Clark College from 2006 until 2015. Sulages revived the Pioneers football program from consecutive winless seasons in 2006 and 2007 to a 7–2 record and second place in the Northwest Conference in 2011, which earned him the distinction of D3football.com's West Region Coach of the Year.[1]

Coaching career

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From 2001 to 2002, Sulages coached offensive line and tight ends at Division I-AA Cal State Northridge. In 2001, the Matadors sported the #2 total offense in the nation. Sulages was a CSU-N recruiting coordinator, fitness instructor, and NCAA eligibility liaison.

Sulages is a former head coach for the Prague Panthers in the Czech Republic.[2] While coaching in Prague, his teams were the #1 rushing offense, #1 total offense and total defense in the Czech League. The Panthers made two Euro Bowl playoff appearances and earned one national title.

Sulages' NCAA Division III experience includes a three-year stint as an assistant offensive coach at Occidental College where he coordinated the Tiger run game and pass protection schemes for the #1 rushing offense in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He has also worked with the offensive line, tight ends, and special teams at the University of San Diego and Weber State University.

A graduate of Weber State, Sulages played two seasons on the Wildcats offensive line where he received All-Big Sky Conference honors. He earned a degree in English with a minor in physical education and coaching. He played two years of junior college football at Saddleback College, where he was all-conference and helped lead the Gauchos to a junior college national championship in 1992. He earned a degree in liberal studies at Saddleback.[3]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs D3football.com#
Lewis & Clark Pioneers (Northwest Conference) (2006–2014)
2006 Lewis & Clark 0–9 0–6 7th
2007 Lewis & Clark 0–9 0–6 7th
2008 Lewis & Clark 1–8 0–6 7th
2009 Lewis & Clark 2–7 1–5 6th
2010 Lewis & Clark 4–5 2–4 5th
2011 Lewis & Clark 7–2 4–2 2nd 10 (West Region)
2012 Lewis & Clark 4–5 1–5 6th
2013 Lewis & Clark 1–8 1–5 6th
2014 Lewis & Clark 0–9 0–7 7th
Lewis & Clark: 19–62 9–48
Total: 19–62

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