Oklahoma State University Athletics
Chuck Moller
July 29, 2004 | Cowboy Football
The Cowboys head into 2004 with hopes of being even better along the offensive front with the return of several valuable components from a year ago.
In 2002, Moller and his crew overcame the loss of keystarters to finish the season allowing the fewest number of sack in the Big 12 Conference.
Moller joined the OSU staff in 2001 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Stanford University .
Moller was the offensive line coach for tackles and tight ends in Palo Alto and assisted the Cardinal to the 2000 Rose Bowl. In that season, the offensive line allowed just 15 sacks in 11 regular season games (second in the Pac 10), led by All-Pac 10 standout left tackle Jeff Cronsshagen. Behind Moller's guidance, the running game doubled its output from 831 yards in 1998 to 1,690 yards in the 1999 campaign. Last season Stanford averaged 375.7 yards per game in total offense with offensive guard Eric Heitmann earning All-Pac 10 honors under the tutelage of Moller.
Prior to his stay at Stanford, Moller was at the University of New Mexico, where he spent five seasons as the tight ends and kicking game coach.
He was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Southwest Texas State in 1990-91, the offensive line and special teams coach at Pittsburgh State in 1988 and ‘89 and was a graduate assistant coach at North Dakota State in 1986-87. In 1985, Moller was the defensive coordinator at Fergus Falls (Minn.) Community College and prior to that he spent his first collegiate coaching season at his alma mater, Minnesota-Morris. During his tenure at New Mexico under current Alabama coach Dennis Franchione, Moller helped build the Lobos' special teams into one of the best units in college football. His 1995 kickoff return team led the nation with a 27.1 average, marking the third time in a four-year span that the Lobos led the WAC in kickoff returns. The Lobos averaged a league-leading 23.1 yards per kickoff return in 1992 and 25.9 in ‘93.
New Mexico was also the national leader in net punting in 1993 under Moller's tutelage with a 41.8 yard average, with punter Mike Nesbitt finishing third in the nation averaging 45 yards per kick.
Two of Moller's tight ends at New Mexico were selected in the NFL Draft: David Sloan, an All-WAC performer, was a third-round pick by Detroit in 1995 and Chris Griffin a was sixth-round pick by New England in 1996.
Moller was born on Jan. 19, 1962 and is a 1983 graduate of Minnesota-Morris, where he was a four-year letterman and two-time all-region player from 1979-82. In 1981, he was named an Academic All-American for his achievements in the classroom. He and his wife, Kris, have a son, Zachary, and a daughter, Mackenzie.
