Football
Kauha'aha'a, Chad
Chad Kauha'aha'a
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach / Outside Linebackers & Defensive Line
- Phone:
- 737-2614
PERSONAL INFO
Hometown: Maui, Hawai’i
Birthdate: April 22, 1973
Education: Utah (Sociology, 1997)
Family: Wife, Lena; Children; Kalei and Kalena
Pronounced: cow - ha – a –ha –a
Twitter: @CoachChad45
COACHING RESUME
2016-present Oregon State -- Associate Head Coach/Outside Linebackers/Defensive Line
2015 Oregon State – Defensive Line
2013-14 Wisconsin – Defensive Line
2011-12 Utah – Defensive Line
2009-10 Utah State – Defensive Line
2005-08 Weber State – Defensive Line
2002-04 Baldwin High School –Head Coach
BOWL GAMES
2015 Outback Bowl (Win)
2014 Capital One Bowl
2011 Sun Bowl (Win)
1996 Copper Bowl (player)
1994 Freedom Bowl (player/Win)
1993 Freedom Bowl (player)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wisconsin – Big Ten West 2014
Weber State – Big Sky Conference 2008
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Utah – 1993-96
Mountain West Conference 2nd Team (1996), Honorable Mention (1995)
OREGON STATE
2016
- Coached 10 NFL players overall (OSU, Wisc, Utah) as of July 2017
- Defense allowed 52.3 yards per game fewer than previous season
- Defense allowed 78 fewer points than previous season
- Fourth in the Pac-12 for pass defense at 211.2 yards allowed per game
- Fifth in Pac-12 for pass efficiency defense -- up from 12th the previous year
- Kyle Peko Pac-12 Honorable Mention/NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
- Sumner Houston Pac-12 Academic Second Team
WISCONSIN
- Coached seven NFL Players
- Led Big Ten in four defensive categories in 2014
- Led NCAA for defense six weeks
- Limited seven opponents to 10 points or less in 2014
- Held 2014 opponents 12.1 points fewer than season average
- 44.2 percent of opponents’ drives ended in three-and-out (2nd in nation) in 2014
- Held every 2013 opponent under its season rushing average
- DL Beau Allen NFL Draft seventh round Philadelphia (2014)
- DL Star Lotulelei NFL Draft first round Carolina (2013)
- DL Joe Kruger NFL Draft seventh round Philadelphia (2013)
- Defense ranked in the top 25 both seasons
- DLs Star Lotulelei and Derrick Shelby Pac-12 First Team
- Derek Shelby free agent Miami
- DL Star Lotulelei Morris Trophy recipient (top Pac-12 def. lineman)/Sun Bowl lineman MVP
- One of 41 teams to be recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for Academic Achievement
- Big Sky Conference Champions 2008
- Bryce Scanlon Big Sky First Team 2007 & ‘08
- Kevin Linehan Big Sky First Team 2008
- Rio Stotler Big Sky First Team 2006
- Shane Barkdull Big Sky First Team 2005
- Brady Fosmark Big Sky First Team/Consensus All-America
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 10, 2025
Wednesday, September 10
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 9, 2025
Tuesday, September 09
Oregon State Football Press Conference: Head Coach Trent Bray (Sept. 8, 2025)
Monday, September 08
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 03
