Wisconsin Badgers

Peter Weiden is in his fourth season as director of football program operations in 2022, marking a return to his hometown and the Wisconsin football staff.

In his role, Weiden oversees the day-to-day operations of the football program, as well as coordinating alumni programs and engagement and development efforts for current student-athletes.

Weiden returned to Madison after spending the 2018 season as assistant director of football operations at Mississippi State. He served as director of football operations at Minnesota in 2017.

From 2013-17, Weiden spent four seasons as assistant director of football operations at Arkansas, where he also served as director of the Razorbacks’ summer football camps.

Weiden originally was part of the Badgers’ staff from 2010-12, including two seasons as UW’s assistant director of football operations. His responsibilities included advance team travel, coordinating community service opportunities and running summer football.

Prior to his first stint at Wisconsin, Weiden was a graduate assistant football coach at UW-La Crosse in 2009. That followed a year as an assistant football and basketball coach at Madison West High School, which he had attended while growing up near Camp Randall Stadium.

Weiden spent the 2007 season with the Baltimore Ravens, working internships in scouting, the ticket office and operations. He also worked as an intern in compliance, academics and marketing at Georgia Tech.

Weiden graduated from St. Cloud State in 2007 with a degree in sports management and earned his master’s degree in sports administration from UW-La Crosse in 2010.