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

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coach. He is

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at the

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(UTEP), a position he has held since 2021. Peveto served as the head football coach at

Northwestern State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

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from 2009 to 2021, compiling a record of 14–30.

Early life and playing career

Pevetogrew up in the small town of Orangefield, Texas and attended

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(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

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

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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 he a 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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