| Nate Dreiling | |
| Current Title: | Interim head coach, defensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Utah State |
| Current Conference: | MW |
| Current Record: | 4–8 |
| Birth Date: | October 27, 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Victoria, Kansas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Player Team1: | Pittsburg State |
| Player Years2: | 2014 |
| Player Team2: | Omaha Mammoths |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Coach Team1: | Kansas (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2017 |
| Coach Team2: | Pittsburg State (S) |
| Coach Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team3: | Pittsburg State (DC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2020 |
| Coach Team4: | Oregon (Defensive analyst) |
| Coach Years5: | 2021 |
| Coach Team5: | Southeast Missouri State (defensive RGC / MLB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Coach Team6: | New Mexico State (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team7: | Utah State (interim HC / DC) |
| Overall Record: | 4–8 |
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Nate Dreiling (born October 27, 1990) is an American football coach and former player who is the interim head football coach and defensive coordinator at Utah State University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at New Mexico State University from 2022 to 2023.
Dreiling played college football at Pittsburg State University as a linebacker from 2009 to 2013.[1] He signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Dreiling held various assistant coaching positions at the University of Kansas, Pittsburg State, the University of Oregon, Southeast Missouri State University and New Mexico State.
Dreiling played for the Pittsburg State Gorillas as a linebacker from 2009 to 2013, where he helped the Gorillas make it to a national championship in 2011.
In 2014, Dreiling signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. After being released by the Packers, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He also played for the Omaha Mammoths of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL).[2]
Dreiling began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Kansas in 2015.
In 2017, Dreiling was hired as the safeties coach at his alma mater Pittsburg State. In 2018, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.
In 2020, Dreiling joined the University of Oregon as a defensive analyst under head coach Mario Cristobal.
In 2021, Dreiling was hired as the defensive run game coordinator and middle linebackers coach at Southeast Missouri State University under head coach Tom Matukewicz.
In 2022, Dreiling joined New Mexico State University as their defensive coordinator under head coach Jerry Kill.
In 2024, Dreiling was hired as the defensive coordinator at Utah State University.
On July 2, 2024, Dreiling was named as the interim head coach, following the leave and eventual firing of Blake Anderson.[3] [4]
Dreiling and his wife, Alexa, have three children.