Pete Kowalski is an American former

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach. He was the head football coach at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2023. He was named interim head coach of

Westfield State Owls football The Westfield State Owls football team represents Westfield State University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Owls are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, fielding its team in the Massachuset ...

team in December 2013. He was appointed to the role on a permanent basis the following May. He previously coached at

Bulkeley High School Morgan Gardner Bulkeley High School (known as Bulkeley High School) is a public secondary school on the south side of Hartford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1926 and is part of the Hartford Public Schools district. The school has an academic f ...

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. Kowalski's wife and daughter died in the spring of 2024.

Head coaching record

College football

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External links

Westfield State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kowalski, Pete Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Westfield State Owls football coaches High school basketball coaches in Massachusetts High school football coaches in Connecticut High school track and field coaches in the United States University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni People from Wilbraham, Massachusetts