Coaches
Brad Laird
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brad Laird
Played at Northwestern State 1991-1995
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Northwestern State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1997 | West Monroe HS (LA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1998 | Ouachita HS (AR) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Longview HS (TX) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2001-2002 | Nashville HS (AR) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2003-2004 | Northwestern State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2005 | Northwestern State | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2007 | Stephen F. Austin | Position | LB | not known |
| 2008 | Northwestern State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2009 | Northwestern State | DC | AHC/co-DC | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Northwestern State | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 2013-2016 | Ruston HS (LA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017 | Northwestern State | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 2018-2023 | Northwestern State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Natchitoches Central HS (LA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 36% wins | - |
| 2019 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 3-9 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2021 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | 22 | 59 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 4-7 | - → - | 79 | 89 | - | 27% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Northwestern State (FCS) | 0-11 | - → - | 127 | 85 | - | 36% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern State | FCS | 1-5 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brad Smiley · Northwestern State 1996-2021 · him GA, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Northwestern State 1996-2011 · him DC, GA, Other, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Broderick Fobbs · Northwestern State 2003-2005 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jason Rollins · Northwestern State 2003-2004 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Scott Stoker · Northwestern State 2003-2005 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Slade Nagle · Northwestern State 2003-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Mike Collins · Northwestern State 2005 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other
- Shawn Quinn · Northwestern State 2009 · him DC, Other, them DC
- Mike Lucas · Northwestern State 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Beau Blair · Northwestern State 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Weston Glaser · Northwestern State 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC