Brian Wright is an

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coach and former player. He is the head football coach at

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in Pittsburg, Kansas, a position he has held since December 2019. Wright was previously and was the offensive coordinator and

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s coach at the

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and has had coaching stops at

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Walsh University Walsh University is a private Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio. It enrolls approximately 2,700 students and was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh Univ ...

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges a ...

, Montana State University,

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. He served as the interim head coach at Florida Atlantic for the final four games of the 2013 season, leading them to four straight wins and bowl eligibility.

Playing career

Wright played wide receiver at the

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from 1991 to 1994, before a career ending injury ended his senior season, allowing him to serve as a student assistant coach.

Coaching career

Wright began his coaching career in 1994, as a student assistant during his senior year at Wooster, following a career ending injury. He worked with the wide receivers. For the 1995 and 1996 seasons, Wright was a

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. In 1997. Wright was a graduate assistant for Youngstown State. He worked with the wide receivers. Wright then returned to Walsh as the wide receivers coach in 1998. In 1999, he moved to

s coach and added co-special teams coordinator to his responsibilities. In 2000, Wright was promoted to offensive coordinator while continuing to coach quarterbacks. From 2001 to 2004, Wright coached the

s at Youngstown State. Prior to the 2005 season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator, a position he held through the 2009 season. From 2004 to 2007, he was also the recruiting coordinator for Youngstown State. In 2010 and 2011, Wright was the offensive coordinator for the Bobcats of Montana State. In 2012, Wright joined the Florida Atlantic football staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, positions he held his entire time there, from 2012 to 2015. Wright served as the interim head coach for the final four games of the 2013 season, leading the Owls to a 4–0 mark, and going 3–0 in Conference USA play. The owls finished the season 6–6 overall, reaching bowl eligibility for the first time since 2008. Wright was made associate head coach along with his coordinator and quarterback responsibilities for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2016, Wright moved to the University of Toledo to be the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. On December 7, 2019, Wright was named the head football coach at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Personal life

Wright attended Wooster High School in

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, and earned his bachelor's degree in business from The College of Wooster in 1994 and his master's degree in education from Walsh University in 1998. He and his wife Laura have three children, Jake, Marielle, and Joseph.

Head coaching record

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External links

Pittsburg State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Brian Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American football wide receivers Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Montana State Bobcats football coaches Pittsburg State Gorillas football coaches Toledo Rockets football coaches Walsh Cavaliers football coaches Wooster Fighting Scots football coaches Wooster Fighting Scots football players Youngstown State Penguins football coaches Walsh University alumni