Bradley Dale Peveto (born December 28, 1962) is an

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coach. He is a co-

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and the linebackers coach at

Texas State University Texas State University (TXST) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas, United States, and another campus in Round Rock, Texas, Round Rock. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has ...

and was previously the defensive coordinator at the

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(UTEP) from 2021 through 2023. Peveto served as the head football coach at

Northwestern State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville, Louisiana, Leesville/Fort Jo ...

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from 2009 to 2012, compiling a record of 14–30.

Early life and playing career

Peveto grew up in the small town of

Orangefield, Texas Orangefield is an unincorporated community located in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area, approximately twelve miles east of Beaumont in Orange County, Texas, United States. In 1913, the town began to develop around the oilfield just ...

where he ran track and played football. He attended

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

(SMU), where he played

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

from 1982 to 1986.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Peveto started his coaching career as the secondary coach at

Trinity Valley Community College Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is a public community college based in Athens, Texas. It has six campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state. History TVCC was founded in 1946 as Henderson County Jun ...

in 1987. From Trinity Valley, Peveto served as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin,

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before being hired at

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in 2005. As part of the LSU staff, he coached the special teams and linebackers from 2005 through 2007, including the 2007 national championship team. In 2008, he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator of the Tigers, and served for one year before taking the head coaching position at Northwestern State.

Head coach at Northwestern State

On December 18, 2008, Peveto was hired as he head football coach at Northwestern State. After a winless 2009 season, Peveto led the Demons to consecutive 5–6 seasons. On November 19, 2012, Peveto was fired as head coach of the Demons after their 4–7 season. During his tenure at Northwestern State, he compiled an overall record of 14–30.

Head coaching record

References

External links

UTEP profile
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