1. Bret Ingalls is an offensive assistant at the University of Michigan, a position he has held since 2022.
21 Facts About Bret Ingalls
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Bret Ingalls served as an offensive coordinator at San Diego State University, the University of Louisville, Northern Iowa University, and the University of Idaho between 1992 and 2003.
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Bret Alexander Ingalls was born in 1960 to James L Ingalls and Elizabeth Ingalls.
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Bret Ingalls's father was an all-state football player and went on to play semi-professional football for the Seattle Ramblers.
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Bret Ingalls is a graduate of Snohomish High School, in Snohomish, Washington, where he played trumpet in the jazz band and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.
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Bret Ingalls earned an athletic scholarship to Colorado, but transferred after his first year to Wichita State.
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Bret Ingalls's career was ultimately cut short by a neck injury.
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Bret Ingalls started his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Idaho in 1982 for first time head coach Dennis Erickson.
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Bret Ingalls then moved on to coach defensive backs, running backs, and offensive line through 1988, and the Vandals won four Big Sky conference championships.
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In 1989, Bret Ingalls was hired as running backs coach by the San Diego State Aztecs, and offensive coordinator in 1993.
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Bret Ingalls coached three-time All-American running back and Marshall Faulk, a future hall of famer.
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Bret Ingalls continued to coach as offensive coordinator at Louisville in 1995 and 1996, Northern Iowa from 1997 to 1999.
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Bret Ingalls then served short stints at Indiana State and Miami, before joining Northwestern in 2006.
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In 2008, Bret Ingalls helped the Wildcats to 142 yards per game despite starting five first-year starters.
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Bret Ingalls was hired by the New Orleans Saints in 2009 as the running backs coach, before being named the offensive line coach in 2013.
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Additional backs that have played under Bret Ingalls include Chris Ivory, Mark Ingram II and Darren Sproles.
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Bret Ingalls was hired by second year Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain as an offensive assistant in 2016.
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Bret Ingalls continued in similar role for the Vanderbilt Commodores between 2018 and 2020.
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Bret Ingalls is married to his wife Diana, and the couple have three children.
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Bret Ingalls is a 1982 graduate of the University of Idaho and holds a degree in Business Management.
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Bret Ingalls started graduate studies at Idaho before taking a permanent position on the football staff.