Brian Dougherty is the defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the University at Buffalo football program in Buffalo, New York. He was promoted to defensive coordinator on January 8, 2025, and is in his third season with the Bulls after previously coaching safeties and nickels for two years.
During Buffalo's 2024 season, the Bulls finished 9-4 and beat Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl. In Dougherty's first year on staff, Buffalo led the Mid-American Conference with 13 interceptions. Safety Solomon Brown also emerged as one of the team's leading tacklers, finishing with 66 stops along with an interception and six pass breakups.
