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Pete Kowalski
Biographical details
BornWilbraham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (1977)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1981–1989Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant)
1990–1995Bulkeley HS (CT) (DC)
1996–2013Westfield State (DC/LB)
2014–2023Westfield State
Track and field
1985–1993Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant)
1994–2013Bulkeley HS (CT)
Basketball
?Minnechaug Regional HS (MA)
Head coaching record
Overall25–67 (college football)

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]

Kowalski's wife and daughter died in the spring of 2024.[6]

Head coaching record

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College football

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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

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  1. ^ "Coach K Calls It a Career". May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Remillard, Jason (December 4, 2013). "Westfield State University names Pete Kowalski interim head football coach". masslive. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Putz, Chris (May 16, 2014). "Kowalski named WSU football coach". The Westfield News. Westfield, Massachusetts. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Curtis, Mickey (April 2015). "Role Model Takes Helm of Football Team". Focus. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Pete Kowalski Named Football Head Coach". Westfield State University Athletics. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Samuels, Doug (June 3, 2024). "Pete Kowalski announces retirement after leading Westfield State for nearly a decade". Footballscoop. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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