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Chuck Moller is in his fourth season at Stanford as an offensive line coach for tackles and tight ends. An assistant coach at the University of New Mexico for five seasons, Moller was named to Willingham's staff at Stanford on March 24, 1997.
Moller teams with Tom Brattan, who coaches guards and centers, to coach the Cardinal's offensive line. One of Moller's pupils, left tackle Jeff Cronshagen, earned First Team All-Pac-10 honors a year ago. Overall, the Cardinal offensive line allowed just 15 sacks in 11 regular season games in '99 (second in the conference) and helped the running game improve its output from 831 yards in '98 to 1,690 in '99.
Moller (born 1/19/62) spent five seasons (1992-96) as the tight ends coach and kicking game coordinator at New Mexico. He was the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Southwest Texas State in 1990-91, the offensive line and special teams coach at Pittsburgh State in 1988 and '89 and was a graduate assistant coach at North Dakota State in 1986-87. In 1985, Moller was the defensive coordinator at Fergus Falls (Minn.) Community College. He began his coaching career in 1984 at his alma mater, Minnesota-Morris.
While at New Mexico, Moller helped build the Lobos' special teams into one of the best units in college football. His 1995 kickoff return team led the nation with a 27.1 average, marking the third time in a four-year span that the New Mexico led the WAC in kickoff returns. The Lobos averaged a league-leading 23.1 yards per kickoff return in 1992 and 25.9 in '93 - both were the best in the WAC.
New Mexico was also the national leader in net punting in 1993 under Moller's tutelage with a 41.8 yard average. That season, punter Mike Nesbitt finished third in the nation averaging 45 yards per kick.
Two of Moller's tight ends at New Mexico were selected in the NFL Draft: David Sloan, an All-WAC performer, was a third round pick by Detroit in 1995 and Chris Griffin was a sixth round pick by New England in 1996.
Moller, who is a 1983 graduate of Minnesota-Morris, was a four-year letterman and two-time all-region player from 1979-82. He was also named Academic All-America in 1981.
Moller and his wife, Kris, have one son, Zachary.
Coaching Assignments
| 1984 | Minnesota-Morris | Defensive Line |
| 1985 | Fergus Falls Community College | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1986-87 | North Dakota State | Graduate Assistant |
| 1988-89 | Pittsburgh State | Offensive Line/Special Teams |
| 1990-91 | Southwest Texas State | Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| 1992-96 | New Mexico | Tight Ends/Kicking Game |
| 1997-99 | Stanford | Offensive Line (tackles/tight ends) |
Bowl Experience
| 2000 | Rose Bowl | Stanford |
Prominent Players Coached
| Tyrone Braxton, CB | North Dakota State |
| Phil Hansen, DL | North Dakota State |
| Ken Gammon, OL | Pittsburgh State |
| Reggie Rivers, RB | Southwest Texas State |
| Mike Nesbitt, P | New Mexico |
| Winslow Oliver, RB | New Mexico |
| David Sloan, TE | New Mexico |
| Chris Griffith, TE | New Mexico |
| Geoff Wilson, OT | Stanford |
| Jeff Cronshagen, OT | Stanford |
The Moller File
- Full Name: Charles L. Moller
- Hometown: Eagle Bend, MN
- High School: Eagle Bend
- College: Minnesota-Morris, 1983
- Graduate Degree: North Dakota State, 1987
- Wife: Kris
- Children: Zachary
- Playing Experience: NG/OG, Minnesota-Morris (1979-82)