A. J. Christoff

Andrew James Christoff (born November 18, 1948) is an American football coach. He was defensive coordinator for 18 seasons at six schools—Idaho,^[1][2][3] Oregon,^[4] Stanford,^[5] Notre Dame,^[6] Colorado and Cincinnati.

A. J. Christoff

Biographical details
Born	(1948-11-18) November 18, 1948 (age 76) Ritzville, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Idaho (1971) Oregon State University (1972)
Playing career
1968–1971	Idaho
Positions	Linebacker, defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972	Oregon State (GA)
1973–1974	New Mexico (DB/RC)
1975–1976	Idaho (AHC/DC/DB)
1977–1978	Oregon (ILB)
1979–1982	Oregon (DC/DB)
1983	Stanford (DC/DB)
1984–1985	Notre Dame (DC/DB)
1986	Georgia Tech (DB)
1987–1989	Alabama (DB)
1990–1994	UCLA (DB)
1995–1998	Colorado (DC/DB)
2000	USC (LB)
2001–2002	Cincinnati (DC)
2003–2004	Stanford (DC/DB)
2005	San Francisco 49ers (DB)
2006	Stanford (DC/DB)
2007–2011	VMI (DC)

From Ritzville, Washington, Christoff graduated from Ritzville High School in 1963, and was recruited to play at Idaho under head coach Dee Andros.^[7] He received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Idaho in 1967 and a completed master's degree at Oregon State University in 1970.^[1]