Brian Patrick Ward (born May 22, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at Arizona State University. Ward served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 2007 to 2009 and as the interim head football coach at Bowling Green State University for one game in 2015. As an assistant coach at Wabash College in 2002, he was named the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year for NCAA Division III. Coaching career Ward was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas for three seasons, from 2007 to 2009, compiling a record of was 17–14. Ward was named the 2009 College Fanz National Coach of the Year after taking his team to the NAIA Football National Championship playoffs for the first time in the history of the program. After the 2021 season, Ward was hired by new Washington State head coach, Jake Dickert, to be the teams defensive coordinator. Head coaching record Notes References External links Nevada profile Bowling Green profile Syracuse profile Western Illinois profile North Dakota State profile 1973 births Living people Bowling Green Falcons football coaches Drake Bulldogs football coaches Glendale Gauchos football coaches McPherson Bulldogs football coaches McPherson Bulldogs football players Missouri Southern Lions football coaches Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches North Dakota State Bison football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches Wabash Little Giants football coaches High school football coaches in Oklahoma Sportspeople from Glendale, Arizona