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Brent Erick Vigen (born March 19, 1975) is an
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coach and former player. Vigen is currently the head coach for the
Montana State Bobcats The Montana State Bobcats are the varsity athletic teams representing Montana State University in Bozeman in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors thirteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, skiing, tennis, an ...
. He was previously the
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and
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at the
University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...
. He has spent the majority of his coaching career on
Craig Bohl Craig Philip Bohl (born July 27, 1958) is an American retired college football coach and former player. Prior to announcing his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2023 football season, he was the head football coach at the Universi ...
's staffs.


Playing career

Vigen was a member of three
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playoff teams (1994, 1995, and 1997) during his career at
North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural Colle ...
from 1993 through 1997. He played
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and was a two-year starter.


Coaching career


North Dakota State

Following his playing career, Vigen joined the coaching staff at
North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural Colle ...
as a
graduate assistant A graduate assistant serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The assistant typically helps professors with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants or with academic research resp ...
for Bob Babich from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to a full-time position, coaching the
tight end The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiv ...
s in 2001 and the
quarterback The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually consider ...
s in 2002. New head coach
Craig Bohl Craig Philip Bohl (born July 27, 1958) is an American retired college football coach and former player. Prior to announcing his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2023 football season, he was the head football coach at the Universi ...
assigned Vigen as the
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s coach for the 2003 season, before promoting him to passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2004 to 2008. Prior to the 2009 season, Vigen was again promoted, this time to
offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator (OC) is a Coach (sport), coach responsible for a gridiron football team's offense (American football), offense. Generally, the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second ...
. Vigen remained in this role through the 2013 season, when he followed Bohl to a new opportunity.


Wyoming

When Bohl was hired as the new head coach at
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, Vigen went with him as Bohl's offensive coordinator and
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s coach. In the spring of 2017, Vigen was promoted to associate head coach. When North Dakota State head coach
Chris Klieman Christopher Paul Klieman ( ; born September 27, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Kansas State University, a position he has held since the 2019 season. Klieman served as the head football coach at Nort ...
left to become the head coach at
Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...
, Vigen was widely considered a candidate to replace Klieman as the head coach at North Dakota State, but ultimately he remained at Wyoming, and North Dakota State's
defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator (DC) is a coach responsible for a gridiron football team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's coaching structure, wit ...
,
Matt Entz Matthew John Entz (born October 9, 1972) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), a position he has held since 2025. He also served as the head coach at North Dak ...
, was promoted.


Montana State

In February 2021, Vigen got his first head coaching job as the head coach at
Montana State Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana, United States. It enrolls more students than any other college or university in the state. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's d ...
, replacing
Jeff Choate Jeff Choate (born July 15, 1970) is an American college football coach. He is the head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. Choate served as the head football coach at Montana State University from 2016 to 2019. Playing career Choate graduat ...
.


Head coaching record


Personal life

Vigen and his wife, Molly, have three sons: Jake, Grant, and Luke. Molly played basketball at North Dakota State and was a member of the 1996 NCAA Division II National Championship team.


References


External links


Montana State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vigen, Brent 1975 births Living people American football tight ends Montana State Bobcats football coaches North Dakota State Bison football players North Dakota State Bison football coaches Wyoming Cowboys football coaches People from Traill County, North Dakota Coaches of American football from North Dakota Players of American football from North Dakota