Coaches
Pete Lembo
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Pete Lembo*
Head coach, Buffalo · Played at Georgetown 1988-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | UAlbany | GA | GA | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Dartmouth | Position | TE | not known |
| 1997 | Hampden Sydney | OC | OC/OL/RC | not known |
| 1998-2000 | Lehigh | Position | AHC/OL/RC | not known |
| 2001-2005 | Lehigh | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2010 | Elon | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2011-2015 | Ball State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2017 | Maryland | ST coord. | AHC/ST/TE | D.J. Durkin |
| 2018 | Rice | ST coord. | AHC/ST | Mike Bloomgren |
| 2019-2020 | Memphis | ST coord. | AHC/ST | Mike Norvell* (2019), Ryan Silverfield* (2020) |
| 2021-2023 | South Carolina | ST coord. | AHC/ST | Shane Beamer*+ |
| 2024- | Buffalo | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ball State | 6-6 | - → - | 85 | 118 | -13.6 | 33% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Ball State | 9-4 (12 of 13) | - → - | 30 | 118 | -2.6 | 50% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Ball State | 10-3 | - → - | 43 | 71 | 7.5 | 69% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Ball State | 5-7 | - → - | 77 | 91 | -6.6 | 77% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Ball State | 3-9 | - → - | 104 | 123 | -15.5 | 42% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Buffalo | 9-4 | - → - | 92 | 65 | -4.0 | 25% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Buffalo | 5-7 | - → - | 113 | 48 | -7.5 | 69% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Buffalo | 7-3 | - → - | 110 | 66 | -11.1 | 42% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lehigh | FCS | 11-1 |
| 2002 | Lehigh | FCS | 8-4 |
| 2003 | Lehigh | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2004 | Lehigh | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2005 | Lehigh | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2006 | Elon | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2007 | Elon | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2008 | Elon | FCS | 8-4 |
| 2009 | Elon | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2010 | Elon | FCS | 6-5 |
Worked under
- D.J. Durkin · Maryland 2016-2017 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Mike Bloomgren · Rice 2018 (Other, ST coord.)
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2019 (Other, ST coord.)
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2020 (Other, ST coord.)
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2021-2023 (Other, ST coord.)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 10
- Chad Wilt · Ball State 2011-2013 (Position)
- Jay Bateman · Ball State 2011-2013 (DC, Position)
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2011-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Rich Skrosky · Ball State 2011-2013 (OC, Position)
- Cris Reisert · Ball State 2013 (GA)
- Kevin Kelly · Ball State 2014-2015 (DC, Position)
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC)
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC)
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC)
Coached together
- John Lyons · Dartmouth 1994-1996 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tom Gilmore · Dartmouth 1994-1996 · him Position, them Position
- Kevin Kelly · Dartmouth 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Bateman · Hampden Sydney 1997 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Dave Cecchini · Lehigh 1998-2002 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Other
- Isaac Collins · Lehigh 2000-2003 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Other
- Tom Gilmore · Lehigh 2000-2003 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC
- Brian Newberry* · Lehigh 2003 · him Head coach, them Other
- Jay Bateman · Lehigh 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tony Trisciani · Lehigh 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jay Bateman · Elon 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Rich Skrosky · Elon 2006-2010 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tony Trisciani · Elon 2006 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Warren Ruggiero · Elon 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brian Newberry* · Elon 2007-2010 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chad Wilt · Ball State 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jay Bateman · Ball State 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2011-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Rich Skrosky · Ball State 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Cris Reisert · Ball State 2013 · him Head coach, them GA
- Kevin Kelly · Ball State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Anthony Tucker · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- D.J. Durkin · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Mike London · Maryland 2016 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Walt Bell · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2017 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brian Smith · Rice 2018 · him Other, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Drew Svoboda · Rice 2018 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Jerry Mack* · Rice 2018 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mike Bloomgren · Rice 2018 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Adam Fuller · Memphis 2019 · him Other, ST coord., them DC
- John Simon · Memphis 2019-2020 · him Other, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Kevin Johns · Memphis 2019-2020 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Mike Norvell* · Memphis 2019 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2019-2020 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach, Other, Position
- Brad Salem · Memphis 2020 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Mike MacIntyre · Memphis 2020 · him Other, ST coord., them DC
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2023 · him Other, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2023 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2021-2023 · him Other, ST coord., them Head coach
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 · him Other, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jody Wright · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Other, ST coord., them Position
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023 · him Other, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Rob Sgarlata · Georgetown 1990-1991