| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Montana State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 32–9 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 19, 1975 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 | 32–9 |
| Tournaments | 5–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA FCS CHAMPIONS (2010,2011,2012,2013) as OC, Big Sky (2022) | |
Brent Erick Vigen (born March 19, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. Vigen is currently the head coach for the Montana State Bobcats. He was previously the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Wyoming. He has spent the majority of his coaching career on Craig Bohl's staffs.
Vigen was a member of three NCAA Division II playoff teams (1994, 1995, and 1997) during his career at North Dakota State from 1993 through 1997.[1] He played tight end and was a two-year starter.[2]
Following his playing career, Vigen joined the coaching staff at North Dakota State as a graduate assistant for Bob Babich from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to a full-time position, coaching the tight ends in 2001 and the quarterbacks in 2002. New head coach Craig Bohl assigned Vigen as the running 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 to offensive 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 at Wyoming, Vigen went with him as Bohl's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In the spring of 2017, Vigen was promoted to associate head coach.[1]
When North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman left to become the head coach at Kansas 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's defensive coordinator, Matt Entz, was promoted.[3][4]
In February 2021, Vigen got his first head coaching job as the head coach at Montana State, replacing Jeff 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 | L NCAA Division I Championship | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Montana State | 12–2 | 8–0 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Montana State | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | Montana State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Montana State: | 32–9 | 21–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–9 | ||||||||
| 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]