Coaches
Trent Bray
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Trent Bray
Played at Oregon State 2002-2005 · alma mater (CFBD): Oregon State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arizona State | GA | GA | Dennis Erickson |
| 2009 | California Redwoods (unknown) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Arizona State | Position | LB | Dennis Erickson |
| 2012-2014 | Oregon State | Position | GA/LB | Mike Riley |
| 2015-2017 | Nebraska | Position | LB | Mike Riley |
| 2018-2021 | Oregon State | Position | LB | Jonathan Smith |
| 2022-2023 | Oregon State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jonathan Smith |
| 2024-2025 | Oregon State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Washington State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Kirby Moore* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 29 | 29 | 28 | 82 | 131 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 55 | 82 | 29 | 133 |
| 2026 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 85 | 62 | 36 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oregon State | 5-7 | - → - | 90 | 119 | -6.7 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 0-7 (7 of 12) | - → - | 121 | 88 | -15.9 | 42% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Dennis Erickson · Arizona State 2008-2011 (GA, Position)
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2012-2014 (GA, Position)
- Mike Riley · Nebraska 2015-2017 (Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 (DC, Position)
- Kirby Moore* · Washington State 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024-2025 (Position)
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2024 (Other, Position)
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2024 (DC)
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 (Position)
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst)
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst)
- Rod Chance · Oregon State 2025 (DC)
Coached together
- Craig Bray · Arizona State 2008-2011 · him GA, Position, them DC
- Dennis Erickson · Arizona State 2008-2011 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Lubick · Arizona State 2008 · him GA, them Position
- Rich Olson · Arizona State 2008 · him GA, them OC
- Noel Mazzone · Arizona State 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2012-2014 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 2012-2025 · him GA, Head coach, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 2012-2014 · him GA, Position, them DC
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2012-2018 · him GA, Position, them Analyst, Head coach
- John Garrett · Oregon State 2014 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Brian Stewart · Nebraska 2015-2016 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Nebraska 2015-2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Banker · Nebraska 2015-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Riley · Nebraska 2015-2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bob Diaco · Nebraska 2017 · him Position, them DC
- Donte Williams · Nebraska 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Nebraska 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2024 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Robb Akey · Oregon State 2025 · him Head coach, them Head coach
- Rod Chance · Oregon State 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kirby Moore* · Washington State 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Miller · Washington State 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2003-2005
- Steve Cooper · Oregon State 2005