Football
Pease, Brent
Brent Pease
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
- Email:
- nathan.dellinger@mso.umt.edu
- Phone:
- 243-2969
Twitter: @CoachPease
Griz legend Brent Pease officially joined head coach Bobby Hauck’s staff in February 2018, as the associate head coach and receivers coach, beginning his second tenure on the Montana coaching staff. He was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022.
2025 will be the eighth year of his second stint at UM, and his third calling plays and leading the QB room.
Pease, a prolific Grizzly quarterback and national championship winning assistant coach under Don Read, returned to Missoula after 27 years coaching some of the premier programs in the nation, and six years playing professionally.
In his first year as OC (2023) he directed a high-powered, yet balanced offense that led UM to the FCS championship game in a 13-win season. The Griz tallied 5,619 yards of total offense that season, nearly split down the middle between the run and pass with 2,967 yards passing and 2,652 yards rushing, a combined difference of just 315 yards.
The Griz were third in the nation and first in the Big Sky in first down offense this season, moving the chains 297 times while outscoring opponents 454-258. Running back Eli Gillman won the Jerry Rice Award for the nation’s top freshman.
Before returning to UM he served as a position coach and offensive coordinator for notable programs such as Kentucky, Baylor, Boise State, Florida, Washington, and most recently, Texas El Paso.
As a senior on the 1986 Grizzlies, Pease led all DI-AA football in total offense, averaging over 309 yards per game, and passing for 3,056 total yards and 30 touchdowns, a school record at the time.
After graduating from Montana, Pease was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the eleventh round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He spent his first two seasons in the league with the Houston Oilers before moving to the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears for one season each. He finished his playing career in the World League and Arena League, suiting up for Birmingham, New York/New Jersey and Cincinnati.
After playing professionally for six seasons he returned to Montana to begin his coaching career in 1991 as an offensive assistant under Read through the 1995 season, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator.
In his first season as OC, Pease's offense, led by quarterback Brian Ah Yat, set still-standing school records for most passing yards in a game (560) and most passing touchdowns in a season (42) en route to the 1996 national championship game.
After a two-year stint as the OC at Northern Arizona under former Griz coach Jerome Souers, Pease went on to the SEC where he was the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Kentucky Wildcats under head coach Guy Morriss. After two years at Kentucky, Pease followed Morriss to Baylor for three seasons.
Pease then joined head coach Chris Petersen at Boise State in 2006 as a receivers coach, getting promoted to assistant head coach a year later. During his time at Boise State, Pease helped mentor Heisman Trophy finalist and record-breaking quarterback Kellen Moore, who became the first quarterback in FBS history to win 50 games in his career.
In his six seasons in Boise, Pease and the Broncos played in six-straight bowl games and helped lead the team to a No. 4 national ranking.
Pease then took over as the OC for the Florida Gators in 2012 and 2013 before re-joining Petersen at the University of Washington as the receivers coach. After two seasons in Seattle, Pease then took over at the OC at UTEP in 2016 and 2017.
Pease's wife, the former Paula Good, is also a Montana alum and member of the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame. The former Grizzly Track and Field star was a member of the 1987 team that scored 173 points on the final day of Mountain West Conference Track Championships to win the team title. She won the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and was a member of the winning 400 and 1600 meter relay teams, earning her Mountain West MVP honors that year.
His son Karsten was a distance runner on the Montana track team.
The Pease File
Hometown: Mountain Home, Idaho
Alma Mater: Montana (1986, B.S. Heath, Physical Education)
Family: Wife Paula Pease (neé Good), daughter Halle, son Karsten
Coaching Experience
Bowl Games/Postseasons (season, not year of bowl game)
Notable Players
Jay Ajayi (Boise State)
Shane Boyd (Kentucky)
Trey Burton (Florida)
Jeremy Childs (Boise State)
Dave Dickenson (Montana)
Brian Ah Yat (Montana)
Joe Douglass (Montana)
Jeff Driskel (Florida)
Mike Gillislee (Florida)
Will Grier (Florida)
Aaron Jones (UTEP)
Jared Lorenzen (Kentucky)
Kellen Moore (Boise St. *Heisman finalist)
Legedu Naanee (Boise State)
Austin Pettis (Boise State)
Dante Pettis (Washington)
Tutus Young (Boise State)
Jerry Louie-McGee (Montana)
Junior Bergen (Montana)
Griz legend Brent Pease officially joined head coach Bobby Hauck’s staff in February 2018, as the associate head coach and receivers coach, beginning his second tenure on the Montana coaching staff. He was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022.
2025 will be the eighth year of his second stint at UM, and his third calling plays and leading the QB room.
Pease, a prolific Grizzly quarterback and national championship winning assistant coach under Don Read, returned to Missoula after 27 years coaching some of the premier programs in the nation, and six years playing professionally.
In his first year as OC (2023) he directed a high-powered, yet balanced offense that led UM to the FCS championship game in a 13-win season. The Griz tallied 5,619 yards of total offense that season, nearly split down the middle between the run and pass with 2,967 yards passing and 2,652 yards rushing, a combined difference of just 315 yards.
The Griz were third in the nation and first in the Big Sky in first down offense this season, moving the chains 297 times while outscoring opponents 454-258. Running back Eli Gillman won the Jerry Rice Award for the nation’s top freshman.
Before returning to UM he served as a position coach and offensive coordinator for notable programs such as Kentucky, Baylor, Boise State, Florida, Washington, and most recently, Texas El Paso.
As a senior on the 1986 Grizzlies, Pease led all DI-AA football in total offense, averaging over 309 yards per game, and passing for 3,056 total yards and 30 touchdowns, a school record at the time.
After graduating from Montana, Pease was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the eleventh round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He spent his first two seasons in the league with the Houston Oilers before moving to the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears for one season each. He finished his playing career in the World League and Arena League, suiting up for Birmingham, New York/New Jersey and Cincinnati.
After playing professionally for six seasons he returned to Montana to begin his coaching career in 1991 as an offensive assistant under Read through the 1995 season, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator.
In his first season as OC, Pease's offense, led by quarterback Brian Ah Yat, set still-standing school records for most passing yards in a game (560) and most passing touchdowns in a season (42) en route to the 1996 national championship game.
After a two-year stint as the OC at Northern Arizona under former Griz coach Jerome Souers, Pease went on to the SEC where he was the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Kentucky Wildcats under head coach Guy Morriss. After two years at Kentucky, Pease followed Morriss to Baylor for three seasons.
Pease then joined head coach Chris Petersen at Boise State in 2006 as a receivers coach, getting promoted to assistant head coach a year later. During his time at Boise State, Pease helped mentor Heisman Trophy finalist and record-breaking quarterback Kellen Moore, who became the first quarterback in FBS history to win 50 games in his career.
In his six seasons in Boise, Pease and the Broncos played in six-straight bowl games and helped lead the team to a No. 4 national ranking.
Pease then took over as the OC for the Florida Gators in 2012 and 2013 before re-joining Petersen at the University of Washington as the receivers coach. After two seasons in Seattle, Pease then took over at the OC at UTEP in 2016 and 2017.
Pease's wife, the former Paula Good, is also a Montana alum and member of the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame. The former Grizzly Track and Field star was a member of the 1987 team that scored 173 points on the final day of Mountain West Conference Track Championships to win the team title. She won the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and was a member of the winning 400 and 1600 meter relay teams, earning her Mountain West MVP honors that year.
His son Karsten was a distance runner on the Montana track team.
The Pease File
Hometown: Mountain Home, Idaho
Alma Mater: Montana (1986, B.S. Heath, Physical Education)
Family: Wife Paula Pease (neé Good), daughter Halle, son Karsten
Coaching Experience
| 1991-95 | Montana (OFF ASST) |
| 1996-98 | Montana (OC) |
| 1999-2000 | Northern Arizona (OC/QB) |
| 2001-02 | Kentucky (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2003-05 | Baylor (OC/QB) |
| 2006 | Boise State (WR) |
| 2007-10 | Boise State (AHC/WR) |
| 2011 | Boise State (OC/QB) |
| 2012-13 | Florida (OC/QB) |
| 2014-15 | Washington (WR) |
| 2016-17 | UTEP (OC/QB) |
| 2018-22 | Montana (AHC/WR) |
| 2023-Present | Montana (OC/QB) |
Bowl Games/Postseasons (season, not year of bowl game)
| 1993 | DI-AA First Round |
| 1994 | DI-AA Semifinal |
| 1995 | DI-AA National Championship |
| 1996 | DI-AA National Championship |
| 1997 | DI-AA First Round |
| 1998 | DI-AA First Round |
| 1999 | DI-AA First Round |
| 2006 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2007 | Hawaii Bowl |
| 2008 | Poinsettia Bowl |
| 2009 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2010 | Maaco Bowl |
| 2011 | Maaco Bowl |
| 2012 | Sugar Bowl |
| 2014 | Cactus Bowl |
| 2015 | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| 2019 | FCS Quarterfinal |
| 2021 | FCS Quarterfinal |
| 2022 | FCS Second Round |
| 2023 | FCS National Chamionship Game |
| 2024 | FCS Second Round |
Notable Players
Jay Ajayi (Boise State)
Shane Boyd (Kentucky)
Trey Burton (Florida)
Jeremy Childs (Boise State)
Dave Dickenson (Montana)
Brian Ah Yat (Montana)
Joe Douglass (Montana)
Jeff Driskel (Florida)
Mike Gillislee (Florida)
Will Grier (Florida)
Aaron Jones (UTEP)
Jared Lorenzen (Kentucky)
Kellen Moore (Boise St. *Heisman finalist)
Legedu Naanee (Boise State)
Austin Pettis (Boise State)
Dante Pettis (Washington)
Tutus Young (Boise State)
Jerry Louie-McGee (Montana)
Junior Bergen (Montana)
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