Aliotti grew up in Pittsburg, California, and graduated from Pittsburg High School, after which he enrolled at University of California Davis, where he earned three letters as running back and was named Most Valuable Player of the freshman team in 1972.
After graduation from Davis, Aliotti spent two years as a graduate assistant football coach on Rich Brooks"s staff at Oregon, and in 1980, was hired as the running backs coach by new Oregon State coach Joe Avezzano. After four years with the Beavers, Aliotti was hired as offensive coordinator at Chico State. In 1988, he returned to Oregon as linebackers coach, later becoming defensive coordinator.
In 1994, when Oregon head coach Brooks was hired by the Saint Louis Rams, Aliotti followed Brooks to the NFL as the Rams" special teams coach.
After Brooks"s departure from the Rams, Aliotti was the defensive coordinator at University of California, Los Angeles in 1998 before returning to the Ducks in 1999 as the defensive coordinator under head coach Mike Bellotti, a position he held under Bellotti"s successor Chip Kelly and under current head coach Mark Helfrich. Allioti retired following the 2013 Alamo Bowl.
Coaching Tree
Rich Brooks: Oregon Ducks (1977-1994). Saint Louis Rams (1995-1996).
Kentucky Wildcats (2003-2009)
Joe Avezzano: Oregon State Beavers (1980-1984)
Mike Bellotti: Chico State (1984-1988).
Oregon Ducks (1995-2008)
Bob Toledo: University of California Riverside Highlanders (1974-1975). Pacific Tigers (1979-1982). University of California, Los Angeles Bruins (1996-2002).
Tulane Green Wave (2007-2011)
Chip Kelly: Oregon Ducks (2009-2012).
Philadelphia Eagles (2013-2015). San Francisco 49ers (2016-Present)
Mark Helfrich: Oregon Ducks (2013–Present).
Nick Aliotti is a member of the following coaching trees as an assistant only:.
