Pete Kowalski is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2023.[1] He was named interim head coach of Westfield State Owls football team in December 2013.[2] He was appointed to the role on a permanent basis the following May. He previously coached at Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut.[3][4][5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69-70) Wilbraham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst (1977) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1981–1989 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant) |
| 1990–1995 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (DC) |
| 1996–2013 | Westfield State (DC/LB) |
| 2014–2023 | Westfield State |
| Track and field | |
| 1985–1993 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant) |
| 1994–2013 | Bulkeley HS (CT) |
| Basketball | |
| ? | Minnechaug Regional HS (MA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–67 (college football) |
Kowalski's wife and daughter died in the spring of 2024.[6]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield State Owls (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Westfield State | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Westfield State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016 | Westfield State | 2–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Westfield State | 3–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Westfield State | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019 | Westfield State | 2–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Westfield State | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Westfield State | 2–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2023 | Westfield State | 3–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| Westfield State: | 25–67 | 21–51 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–67 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Coach K Calls It a Career". May 31, 2024.
- ^ Remillard, Jason (December 4, 2013). "Westfield State University names Pete Kowalski interim head football coach". masslive. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Putz, Chris (May 16, 2014). "Kowalski named WSU football coach". The Westfield News. Westfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Curtis, Mickey (April 2015). "Role Model Takes Helm of Football Team". Focus. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Pete Kowalski Named Football Head Coach". Westfield State University Athletics. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (June 3, 2024). "Pete Kowalski announces retirement after leading Westfield State for nearly a decade". Footballscoop. Retrieved June 4, 2024.