Vai Taua
Vai Taua went 0–1 as a head coach, 2021, at Nevada. Share
- Record
- 0–1 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Oct 11, 1988
- Alma mater
- Nevada 2010
- Best season
- 2021 8–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nevada interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Quick Lane Bowl L |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own one games on file, 2021, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Also a player: Vai Taua’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | UCLA | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2016 | East Los Angeles | Co-special teams and running backs coach | |
| 2017–18 | Nevada | Special teams analyst | |
| 2019–21 | Nevada | Running backs coach | |
| 2021 | Nevada | Interim head coach | |
| 2022–23 | Nevada | Assistant head coach and running backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim MoraUCLA
- Jay NorvellNevada
- Ken WilsonNevada
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian WardBowling Green, McPherson
- Matt MummeLaGrange
- Timmy ChangHawai’i
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mora | UCLA | 2014–15 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Jay Norvell | Nevada | 2017–21 | 2017–18: special teams analyst; 2019–21: running backs coach | |
| Ken Wilson | Nevada | 2022–23 | Assistant head coach and running backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ward | Nevada, 2021: defensive coordinator | Bowling Green, McPherson | |
| Matt Mumme | Nevada, 2021: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | LaGrange | |
| Timmy Chang | Nevada, 2021: wide receivers coach | Hawai’i |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.