 Lembo with South Carolina in 2021 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Annual salary | $725,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 16, 1970 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Georgetown |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Albany (GA) |
| 1994–1996 | Dartmouth (TE) |
| 1997 | Hampden–Sydney (OC/OL/RC) |
| 1998–2000 | Lehigh (AHC/OL/RC) |
| 2001–2005 | Lehigh |
| 2006–2010 | Elon |
| 2011–2015 | Ball State |
| 2016–2017 | Maryland (AHC/ST/TE) |
| 2018 | Rice (AHC/ST) |
| 2019–2020 | Memphis (AHC/ST) |
| 2021–2023 | South Carolina (AHC/ST) |
| 2024–present | Buffalo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 120–69 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Patriot (2001, 2004) | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (2001) Patriot League Coach of the Year (2001) SoCon Coach of the Year (2007) Broyles Award Nominee (2019), Semi-Finalist (2022) | |
Peter Lembo (born April 16, 1970) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University at Buffalo. Previously, he was the special teams coordinator at the University of South Carolina, where, in 2022, he oversaw the highest rated special teams unit in college football. Prior to that, he was the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Memphis, a position he assumed in January 2019. Prior to Memphis, he was the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at Rice University. Before joining the coaching staff at Rice University, he was the head coach at Lehigh University from 2001 to 2005, at Elon University from 2006 to 2010, and at Ball State University from 2011 to 2015. He was also the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Maryland for two seasons. Lembo enjoyed success in each of his three stops as a head coach and accumulated a 112–65 career record over a 15-year period. His 79–36 record in ten seasons at the FCS level makes him one of the winningest coaches in the history of that classification.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (January 27, 2024). "UB football coach Pete Lembo gets 5-year contract with $500,000 annual base salary". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.