Trent Bray (American football)

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Trent Bray
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Oregon State
Conference Pac-12
Record5–7
Biographical details
Born (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 42)
Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2005 Oregon State
2007 Hamburg Sea Devils
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008 Arizona State (GA)
2009 California Redwoods (LB)
2010–2011Arizona State (LB)
2012–2014 Oregon State (GA/LB)
2015–2017 Nebraska (LB)
2018–2021Oregon State (LB)
2022–2023Oregon State (DC/LB)
2024–presentOregon State
Head coaching record
Overall5–7
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Trenton James Bray (born September 28, 1982) is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Oregon State University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Oregon State University from 2022 to 2023.

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Bray played college football at Oregon State University from 2002 to 2005. Prior to his tenure at the Oregon State University, Bray previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Arizona State University.

Playing career

Bray was a standout linebacker for the Oregon State Beavers from 2002 to 2005, starting 34 of 49 career games. As a junior in 2004, he collected 122 tackles and was named Second-Team All-Pac-10. He also earned Insight Bowl Defensive MVP honors by making an Oregon State-bowl record 10 tackles in a victory over Notre Dame. He was selected a co-captain of the Beaver football team as a senior, and he backed it up with another terrific season, recording 116 tackles and earning First-Team All-Pac-10 honors. Bray finished his collegiate career with 337 tackles, the sixth-highest total in Oregon State history, 29.0 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks while making 33 consecutive starts over his final three seasons in Corvallis.

Coaching career

Assistant coach

Arizona State

In 2008, Bray began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State University under head coach Dennis Erickson.

California Redwoods

In 2009, Bray served as the linebackers coach for the California Redwoods of the United Football League (UFL). [1]

Arizona State (second stint)

In 2010, Bray returned to Arizona State University as their linebackers coach under head coach Dennis Erickson.

Oregon State

In 2012, Bray was hired as a graduate assistant and linebackers coach at Oregon State University under head coach Mike Riley.

Nebraska

In 2015, Bray was hired as the linebackers coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, following head coach Mike Riley. On November 25, 2017, Bray was named interim head coach following the firing of Riley. [2] He was relieved of interim duties at Nebraska after the school hired Scott Frost as head coach on December 2, 2017. [3]

Oregon State (second stint)

In 2018, Bray was hired as the linebackers coach at Oregon State University under head coach Jonathan Smith. Midway through the 2021 season, Bray was promoted to interim defensive coordinator after the firing of Tim Tibesar. The interim title was removed after the regular season and Bray was promoted to defensive coordinator and linebacker coach in 2022. [4] [5]

Oregon State

On November 28, 2023, Bray was named the head coach at Oregon State University, replacing Jonathan Smith, who left to become the head coach of Michigan State. [6]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Oregon State (Pac-12 Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Oregon State 5–71–01st
Oregon State:5–71–0
Total:5–7

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  2. ↑ "Nebraska updates coaching web site with Trent Bray as interim head coach, no other assistants listed". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Chavez, Chris (December 2, 2017). "Nebraska hiring Scott Frost as new head coach". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ↑ Sowa, Jesse (November 10, 2021). "OSU football: Bray focused on defense's improvement in new role". Albany Democrat-Herald . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Daschel, Nick (December 2021). "Oregon State's Trent Bray promoted to DC as his connection to players, leadership wins over Jonathan Smith". OregonLive.com . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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