Utah Tech University Athletics

Paul Peterson was named Associate Athletics Director for External Operations and Revenue Generation in January of 2023.

Peterson transitioned into his new role after serving as head coach of the Trailblazer football program from 2019-23, during which he led the program's transition from NCAA Division II competition to NCAA Division I FCS status. 

During his tenure as Utah Tech head football coach, he had 30 student-athletes earn all-conference honors, including 12 first-team selections, along with three all-region honorees, and five All-Americans. 

Peterson came to Utah Tech after two years as head coach at Snow College, where he led the Badgers to an 18-4 record, including a victory in the 2017 El Toro Bowl. 

Under his leadership, Peterson’s Badger teams combined to earn 30 All-Western States Football League honors, including the WSFL and NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and WSFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2018.  His Snow College teams were consistently ranked at the top of the NJCAA statistical categories, highlighted by the nation’s top marks in scoring and total offense.

Prior to his time at Snow College, Peterson spent five years (2012-17) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at NCAA Division I FCS Sacramento State. Before his time at Sacramento State, Peterson served four years as the passing game coordinator, as well as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Southern Utah. During his tenure, he coached three of the most decorated quarterbacks in SUU history, highlighted by future NFL draftee Brad Sorensen.

Peterson played collegiately at Boston College where he led the Eagles to a pair of bowl victories and was named team MVP for the 2004 season. He was a two-time Big East Conference Player of the Week and was the MVP of the Continental Tire Bowl. Peterson posted a 12-2 record as a starter and finished his career ranked second in career passing percentage. Off the field, he was a recipient of the Boston College Senior Leadership Award and was named the 2005 Boston College Person of the Year.

Following his collegiate career, Peterson played for the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League. He began his coaching career at Snow College in 2005 as the team’s quarterbacks coach. That season, he helped guide the Badgers to a 9-2 overall record, a No. 8 national ranking and a bowl victory. In 2006, he moved to BYU where he served as an offensive graduate assistant. That season, the Cougars logged an 11-2 record and closed the season ranked 15th nationally after winning the Mountain West Conference and the Las Vegas Bowl.

Peterson spent one season (2007) at North Carolina State as a defensive graduate assistant under Tom O’Brien, who was his head coach at Boston College.

Peterson graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor’s degree in Management in 2005, and a Master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia-Irvine in 2014. He and his wife, Meagan, are the parents of five sons, Owen, Mack, Cal, Emmett and Levi.