Trent Bray
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOregon State
Biographical details
Born (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982
Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2005Oregon State
2007Hamburg Sea Devils
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008Arizona State (GA)
2009California Redwoods (LB)
2010–2011Arizona State (LB)
2012–2014Oregon State (GA/LB)
2015–2017Nebraska (LB)
2017Nebraska (Interim HC)
2018–2021Oregon State (LB)
2022–2023Oregon State (DC/LB)
2024–presentOregon State

Trenton James Bray (born September 28, 1982) is an American football coach and former player.

Playing career

Bray was a standout linebacker for the Oregon State Beavers from 2002 to 2005, starting 34 of 49 career games. As a junior in 2004, he collected 122 tackles and was named Second-Team All-Pac-10. He also earned Insight Bowl Defensive MVP honors by making an Oregon State-bowl record 10 tackles in a victory over Notre Dame. He was selected a co-captain of the Beaver football team as a senior, and he backed it up with another terrific season, recording 116 tackles and earning First-Team All-Pac-10 honors. Bray finished his collegiate career with 337 tackles, the sixth-highest total in Oregon State history, 29.0 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks while making 33 consecutive starts over his final three seasons in Corvallis.

Coaching career

Bray began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Dennis Erickson at Arizona State in 2008.

He spent 2009 as linebackers coach for the California Redwoods of the United Football League (UFL).[1]

Bray was named interim head coach at Nebraska following the firing of Mike Riley on November 25, 2017.[2] He was relieved of interim duties at Nebraska after they hired Scott Frost as head coach on December 2, 2017.[3]

Bray was hired in 2018 as the linebackers coach at Oregon State. Midway through the 2021 season he was promoted to interim defensive coordinator after the firing of Tim Tibesar. The interim title was removed after the regular season.[4][5]

On November 28, 2023, Bray was promoted to the head coach of Oregon State, following the departure of Jonathan Smith, who left to become the head coach of Michigan State.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "United Football League Announces Coaching Staffs For Its Franchises". Reuters. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nebraska updates coaching web site with Trent Bray as interim head coach, no other assistants listed". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Chavez, Chris (December 2, 2017). "Nebraska hiring Scott Frost as new head coach". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ↑ Sowa, Jesse (November 10, 2021). "OSU football: Bray focused on defense's improvement in new role". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Daschel, Nick (December 2021). "Oregon State's Trent Bray promoted to DC as his connection to players, leadership wins over Jonathan Smith". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "https://twitter.com/kerryeggers/status/1729606883797798993". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 28, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Michigan St. hires Smith away from Oregon St". ESPN.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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