West Texas A&M football announced the hiring of Kevin Bleil as its new offensive coordinator Wednesday, via a news release.
Bleil joins the Buffs after two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Pittsburg State. During the 2024 campaign, the Gorillas averaged 357.1 yards of offense per game, with 223 yards coming through the air, and finished 8-3 with an appearance in the NCAA Playoffs.
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Pittsburg State went 10-3 last season, capturing a share of the 2025 MIAA Championship and making its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Playoffs. The team averaged 394.6 yards of offense per game and 29.2 points per contest.
Bleil has broad experience
Bleil began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Akron, followed by stints as a graduate assistant at Central Missouri (2010-11) and Iowa State (2012). At Iowa State, he worked alongside his father, Bill, who served as the Cyclones’ assistant head coach and offensive line coach. The team earned a berth in the 2012 Liberty Bowl during his time there.
He spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach at East Texas A&M (2013-14), where the Lions led NCAA Division II in six offensive categories in 2014, including scoring offense (54.4 ppg) and total offense (535.4 ypg).
West Texas A&M hired Kevin Bleil, who comes to Canyon following two seasons as the Offensive Coordinator at Pittsburg State.
Bleil joined then head coach Josh Lynn’s staff at Nebraska-Kearney in 2015 as the quarterbacks coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and passing game coordinator. Every major offensive statistic for UNK improved from 2015 to 2016, and the team had five offensive players named All-MIAA.
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In 2018, Bleil moved to Stephen F. Austin, where he served as the inside wide receivers coach for five seasons. He helped the Lumberjacks to an 8-4 record and a berth in the NCAA FCS Playoffs in 2021. During his tenure at SFA, Bleil coached three-time All-America and two-time WAC Offensive Player of the Year Xavier Gipson, who now plays for the New York Jets.
Bleil joining Buff Nation with family
The Uniontown, Ohio, native played collegiate baseball at the University of Akron, earning a bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering in May 2010. Bleil and his wife, Stephanie, have three daughters: Braelyn, Adley and Kensie.
“I’m excited to welcome Kevin, Stephanie, Braelyn, Adley and Kensie to the Texas Panhandle. Coach Bleil builds great relationships with his players that last well beyond their collegiate career. The young men in our locker room are going to love coming to the field everyday” West Texas A&M head coach Josh Lynn said. “Kevin has made a name for himself as one of the top coordinators in the country at any level. We are extremely lucky to have him and his family join BuffNation.”
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