He played college football at Northwestern (IA) and has also coached the New Mexico Highlands, Dana, Eastern New Mexico, Northwestern (IA), Pacific (CA), Western Carolina, South Dakota, Northern Illinois, Pittsburgh, Akron, Iowa State, Rhode Island, Missouri Southern, Lamar, Mary Hardin–Baylor, and Stephen F. Austin.
[3] In 1990, Bleil was named offensive line coach at his alma mater of Northwestern College, where he served two seasons.
[10] Despite high expectations, Bleil's 1999 Western Carolina team finished with just three wins after being heavily injured.
[12] He led them to a 7–4 record in 2001, being named conference coach of the year, but was fired by the school, leading to the outrage of many of the team's fans.
[13] After being fired by Western Carolina, Bleil accepted a position with the South Dakota Coyotes as offensive coordinator.
[3] He left them after one season and was subsequently hired by the University of Pittsburgh to coach the tight ends and offensive line.
In his first year with the school, he helped running back Brett Biggs earn second-team all-conference honors with over 1,200 rushing yards.
[16] After four seasons in that position, he gave up his offensive line duties for the tight ends while retaining his role as assistant head coach.