| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Montana State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 47–10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1975-03-19)March 19, 1975 (age 50) Buxton, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1997 | North Dakota State |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2000 | North Dakota State (GA) |
| 2001 | North Dakota State (TE) |
| 2002 | North Dakota State (QB) |
| 2003 | North Dakota State (RB) |
| 2004–2008 | North Dakota State (PGC/QB) |
| 2009–2013 | North Dakota State (OC/QB) |
| 2014–2016 | Wyoming (OC/QB) |
| 2017–2020 | Wyoming (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2021–present | Montana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–10 |
| Tournaments | 8–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Big Sky (2022, 2024) | |
Brent Erick Vigen (born March 19, 1975) is anAmerican football coach and former player. Vigen is currently the head coach for theMontana State Bobcats. He was previously theassociate head coach andoffensive coordinator at theUniversity of Wyoming. He has spent the majority of his coaching career onCraig Bohl's staffs.
Vigen was a member of threeNCAA Division II playoff teams (1994, 1995, and 1997) during his career atNorth Dakota State from 1993 through 1997.[1] He playedtight end and was a two-year starter.[2]
Following his playing career, Vigen joined the coaching staff atNorth Dakota State as agraduate assistant forBob Babich from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to a full-time position, coaching thetight ends in 2001 and thequarterbacks in 2002. New head coachCraig Bohl assigned Vigen as therunning backs coach for the 2003 season, before promoting him to passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2004 to 2008. Prior to the 2009 season, Vigen was again promoted, this time tooffensive coordinator. Vigen remained in this role through the 2013 season, when he followed Bohl to a new opportunity.[1]
When Bohl was hired as the new head coach atWyoming, Vigen went with him as Bohl's offensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach. In the spring of 2017, Vigen was promoted to associate head coach.[1]
When North Dakota State head coachChris Klieman left to become the head coach atKansas State, Vigen was widely considered a candidate to replace Klieman as the head coach at North Dakota State, but ultimately he remained at Wyoming, and North Dakota State'sdefensive coordinator,Matt Entz, was promoted.[3][4]
In February 2021, Vigen got his first head coaching job as the head coach atMontana State, replacingJeff Choate.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State Bobcats(Big Sky Conference)(2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Montana State | 12–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | LNCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Montana State | 12–2 | 8–0 | T–1st | LNCAA Division I Semifinal | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Montana State | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | LNCAA Division I Second Round | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | Montana State | 15–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LNCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 | ||
| Montana State: | 47–10 | 29–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Vigen and his wife, Molly, have three sons: Jake, Grant, and Luke. Molly played basketball at North Dakota State and was a member of the 1996 NCAA Division II National Championship team.[2]