Pete Lembo: Buffalo Head Coach Salary, Career Record, Age and Resume

Former Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist left the Bulls this offseason to become an assistant on Kalen DeBoer’s staff at Alabama. This led to Pete Lembo taking over in Buffalo.

The Bulls went 7-6 overall in 2022, but they struggled against opponents in the MAC and finished 3-9 overall in 2023. Still, the Bulls have proven recently that they are capable of stand out at the MAC.

Lembo hopes to return the Bulls to a winning record in 2024. Here’s more on him.

What is Buffalo head coach Pete Lembo’s salary?

Pete Lembo signed a five-year contract with a base salary of $500,000 per year with incentives. Former Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist earned $684,500 in total salary in 2023, according to USA Today.

Pete Lembo’s Coaching Story

What is Buffalo head coach Pete Lembo’s record?

Pete Lembo is 33-29 in the FBS as a head coach. All of these games are from his time as Ball State’s head coach from 2011 to 2015. He is 0-2 in bowl games.

He is 112-65 overall as a head coach having also coached Lehigh and Elon.

How old is Buffalo head coach Pete Lembo?

Pete Lembo is 54 years old.

Experience of Buffalo Head Coach Pete Lembo

Pete Lembo has good head coaching experience at different levels. From 2001 to 2015, he was head coach at Lehigh, Elon, and then Ball State.

He went 44-14 at Lehigh from 2001-05 and is the program’s winningest coach there after winning two Patriot League championships. He was the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and the Patriot League Coach of the Year.

Lembo was 35-22 at Elon from 2006 to 2010. He was Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2007.

Lembo was 33-29 at Ball State from 2011 to 2015. He was the first Cardinals coach to win 30 games in the first four years of his tenure. They broke several school records, such as single-season marks for points and yards, during Lembo’s time there.

He then served as the assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Maryland from 2016 to 2017. After that, he served as the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at Rice (2018), Memphis (2019- 20) and South Carolina (2021-23).

He began his coaching career at UAlbany as a graduate assistant in 1992. He also served as an assistant at Dartmouth, Hampden-Sydney and Lehigh before becoming head coach at Lehigh in 2001.