| Trent Bray | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2002–2005 |
| Player Team1: | Oregon State |
| Player Years2: | 2007 |
| Player Team2: | Hamburg Sea Devils |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 2008 |
| Coach Team1: | Arizona State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2009 |
| Coach Team2: | California Redwoods (LB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team3: | Arizona State (LB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team4: | Oregon State (GA/LB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Coach Team5: | Nebraska (LB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Coach Team6: | Oregon State (LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Coach Team7: | Oregon State (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team8: | Oregon State |
| Overall Record: | 0–0 |
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Trenton James Bray (born September 28, 1982) is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Oregon State University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Oregon State University from 2022 to 2023.
Bray played college football at Oregon State University from 2002 to 2005. Prior to his tenure at the Oregon State University, Bray previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Arizona State University.
Bray was a standout linebacker for the Oregon State Beavers from 2002 to 2005, starting 34 of 49 career games. As a junior in 2004, he collected 122 tackles and was named Second-Team All-Pac-10. He also earned Insight Bowl Defensive MVP honors by making an Oregon State-bowl record 10 tackles in a victory over Notre Dame. He was selected a co-captain of the Beaver football team as a senior, and he backed it up with another terrific season, recording 116 tackles and earning First-Team All-Pac-10 honors. Bray finished his collegiate career with 337 tackles, the sixth-highest total in Oregon State history, 29.0 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks while making 33 consecutive starts over his final three seasons in Corvallis.
In 2008, Bray began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State University under head coach Dennis Erickson.
In 2009, Bray served as the linebackers coach for the California Redwoods of the United Football League (UFL).[1]
In 2010, Bray returned to Arizona State University as their linebackers coach under head coach Dennis Erickson.
In 2012, Bray was hired as a graduate assistant and linebackers coach at Oregon State University under head coach Mike Riley.
In 2015, Bray was hired as the linebackers coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, following head coach Mike Riley. On November 25, 2017, Bray was named interim head coach following the firing of Riley.[2] He was relieved of interim duties at Nebraska after the school hired Scott Frost as head coach on December 2, 2017.[3]
In 2018, Bray was hired as the linebackers coach at Oregon State University under head coach Jonathan Smith. Midway through the 2021 season, Bray was promoted to interim defensive coordinator after the firing of Tim Tibesar. The interim title was removed after the regular season and Bray was promoted to defensive coordinator and linebacker coach in 2022.[4] [5]
On November 28, 2023, Bray was named the head coach at Oregon State University, replacing Jonathan Smith, who left to become the head coach of Michigan State.[6]