| Chad Wilt | |
| Current Title: | Co-special team coordinator, defensive ends coach |
| Current Team: | Michigan State |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Alma Mater: | Taylor University (2000) University of Virginia (2006) |
| Player Years1: | 1996–1999 |
| Player Team1: | Taylor University |
| Player Positions: | Defensive end |
| Coach Years1: | 2001–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Central Connecticut State (DL/STC) |
| Coach Years2: | 2004–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Virginia (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2006–2008 |
| Coach Team3: | Liberty (DL/STC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2009 |
| Coach Team4: | Virginia (DL/STC) |
| Coach Years5: | 2010 |
| Coach Team5: | Richmond (DL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team6: | Ball State (DL) |
| Coach Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team7: | Maryland (DL) |
| Coach Years8: | 2016–2018 |
| Coach Team8: | Army (DL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2019 |
| Coach Team9: | Cincinnati (DL) |
| Coach Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Coach Team10: | Minnesota (DL) |
| Coach Years11: | 2022 |
| Coach Team11: | Indiana (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2023 |
| Coach Team12: | Indiana (co-DC/LB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team13: | Michigan State (co-STC/DE) |
Chad Wilt (born May 6, 1978) is an American football coach who is currently the co-special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach for the Michigan State Spartans.
Wilt got his first career coaching job in 2001 as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator at Central Connecticut State.[1] In 2004, Wilt joined the Virginia Cavaliers as a graduate assistant.[2] In 2006, Wilt was hired by the Liberty Flames to serve as the team's special teams coordinator and defensive line coach.[3] In 2009, Wilt again joined Virginia, this time to serve as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator.[4] In 2010, the Richmond Spiders hired Wilt to be the team's defensive line coach.[5] In 2011, Ball State hired Wilt to coach the team's defensive line.[6] In 2014, Wilt was hired as the defensive line coach for the Maryland Terrapins.[7] In 2016, Wilt became the defensive line coach for the Army Black Knights.[8] For the 2019 season, Wilt joined the Cincinnati Bearcats to coach the team's defensive line.[9] In 2020, Wilt was hired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers to coach the team's defensive line.[10] In 2022, Wilt was hired by the Indiana Hoosiers to serve as the team's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[11] For the 2023 season, Wilt transitioned to become the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Hoosiers.[12] After Wilt was not retained by new Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti, Wilt was hired by the Michigan State Spartans to be the team's co-special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach.[13]