26 Facts About Pete Lembo

Pete Lembo is currently the head coach at the University at Buffalo.

Pete Lembo was the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Maryland for two seasons.

Pete Lembo attended Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, where he was a starter on the varsity football squad.

Pete Lembo attended Georgetown University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1992.

Pete Lembo earned his graduate degree at the University at Albany, SUNY, graduating with a Master of Arts in Public Administration in 1994.

Pete Lembo became one of the youngest head coaches in all of Division I when he was named head coach at Lehigh University in February 2001.

Pete Lembo's teams won two Patriot League championships and made two appearances in the FCS playoffs.

In 2001, Pete Lembo led Lehigh to an undefeated regular season and an upset win over Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA playoffs.

Pete Lembo was the head football coach at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina for five seasons, from 2006 until 2010.

Pete Lembo is one of only two football coaches in the Division I era at Elon to secure a winning career record.

Pete Lembo's teams defeated nationally ranked opponents seven times from 2006 to 2010.

Pete Lembo's career winning percentage at Elon is the best among head coaches since the institution moved to the Division I ranks and his 24 conference wins is the highest among all Phoenix head coaches.

On December 19,2010, Pete Lembo resigned as head football coach at Elon University to take the head coaching job at Ball State University.

Pete Lembo resigned December 22,2015, to become the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at Maryland.

Pete Lembo is the only head coach since Paul Schudel to post a winning record at Ball State.

On December 22,2015, Pete Lembo joined the coaching staff at The University of Maryland.

Coach Pete Lembo signed a contract for $350,000 per year with Maryland.

Pete Lembo had 26 punts of over 50 yards and placed 31 punts inside the opponent's 20 yard line.

Pete Lembo is currently the starting punter for the Detroit Lions.

Pete Lembo's first recruit at Rice, long snapper Campbell Riddle, earned a scholarship following his first season in 2018 and went on to become a co-captain for the Owls in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Pete Lembo was selected as one of three finalists for the Footballscoop Special Teams Coordinator of the Year for the 2019 season.

Coach Pete Lembo made a salary of $305,000 per year while at Memphis.

Pete Lembo was added to the coaching staff at South Carolina in December 2020 as the associate head coach and special teams coordinator.

Coach Pete Lembo was initially earning $465,000 per year on a contract lasting until 2024.

On December 13,2022, the USC Board of Trustees approved a new deal for Pete Lembo which increased his pay to $725,000 per year and extended his contract until the end of 2025.

On January 21,2024, Pete Lembo was named the head coach at Buffalo.