| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilbraham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst (1977) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1981–1989 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant) |
| 1990–1995 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (DC) |
| 1996–2013 | Westfield State (DC/LB) |
| 2014–2023 | Westfield State |
| Track and field | |
| 1985–1993 | Bulkeley HS (CT) (assistant) |
| 1994–2013 | Bulkeley HS (CT) |
| Basketball | |
| ? | Minnechaug Regional HS (MA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–67 (college football) |
Pete Kowalski is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2023.[1] He was named interim head coach of Westfield State Owls football team in December 2013.[2] He was appointed to the role on a permanent basis the following May. He previously coached at Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut.[3][4][5]
Kowalski's wife and daughter died in the spring of 2024.[6]