Nick Holt

Nick Holt
Holt in 2007
Current position
TitleAssistant head coach & co-defensive coordinator
TeamAbilene Christian
ConferenceUAC
Biographical details
Born (1962-10-15) October 15, 1962
Playing career
1981–1985Pacific (CA)
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986St. Mary's HS (CA) (DC)
1987UNLV (GA)
1988–1989UNLV (DL)
1990–1993Idaho (DL)
1994Idaho (DC/DL)
1995–1997Idaho (DC/LB)
1998–2000Louisville (DL)
2001–2003USC (LB)
2004–2005Idaho
2006–2008USC (DC/DL)
2009–2011Washington (AHC/DC)
2012Arkansas (RC)
2013Western Kentucky (DC)
2014–2016Western Kentucky (AHC/DC)
2016Western Kentucky (interim HC)
2017–2019Purdue (co-DC/LB)
2020Skorpions Varese
2021Texas Tech (off. analyst)
2025–presentAbilene Christian (AHC/co-DC)
Head coaching record
Overall6–18 (college)
Bowls1–0

Nicholas Holt V (born October 15, 1962) is an American football coach who is currently the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Abilene Christian. He was previously head coach of Skorpions Varese of the Federazione Italiana di American Football in 2020 and an offensive analyst for Texas Tech in 2021. Previously he was co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Purdue University for three seasons from 2017 to 2019. Before that he was the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky from 2013 to 2016. Earlier in his career, Holt was defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Washington Huskies, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach of the USC Trojans, and head coach of the Idaho Vandals from 2004 to 2005.