Zak Pfeffer (Feh-fer) was named the defensive coordinator of the football program in January 2020. The 2023 season will be Pfeffer's fourth year with the Pioneers' football program.
Previously, Pfeffer was the defensive back coach/camps director at UW-Eau Claire for four seasons. While at UW-Eau Claire, Pfeffer was a part of a defense that became one of the best in the WIAC, cutting scoring defense and rushing yards allowed per game in half in four seasons. His Blugold team led the WIAC in sacks, including a year with 38 team sacks. Pfeffer was in charge of recruiting for his position, maintaining player academic standards, and oversaw budgeting, planning, and enrollment tracking of student-athlete summer camp programs.
Pfeffer was also a coach with Mike Budziszewski at Presentation College in South Dakota as a linebackers coach. Pfeffer earned a Master’s of Science in Organizational Management while serving as a graduate assistant coach at Wayne State as a cornerbacks coach and assistant recruiting coordinator. Pfeffer graduated from Concordia University – St. Paul with a Bachelors of Arts majoring in sports management in 2012.
Pfeffer, his wife Carly, and two children, Teddy and Ellie, reside in Waukesha.
