Coaches
Dale Lindsey
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dale Lindsey
Played at Kentucky
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cleveland Browns (unknown) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1975 | Portland Thunder (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1976-1978 | Warren Central HS (Kentucky) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1979 | Toronto Argonauts (pro) | Analyst | Defensive assistant | not known |
| 1980-1982 | Toronto Argonauts (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1983 | Boston Breakers (unknown) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1984-1985 | New Jersey Generals (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1986-1987 | Green Bay Packers (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1988-1989 | SMU | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 1990 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | Defensive line coach | not known |
| 1991 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1992-1996 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Washington Redskins (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2002-2003 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Washington Redskins (pro) | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2007 | San Diego | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2009-2010 | New Mexico State | Position | Assistant head coach/linebackers coach | DeWayne Walker |
| 2011 | New Mexico St. (unknown) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2011 | New Mexico State | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | DeWayne Walker |
| 2012 | San Diego | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2013-2022 | San Diego | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Diego (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2014 | San Diego (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2015 | San Diego (FCS) | 9-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2016 | San Diego (FCS) | 10-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 82% wins | - |
| 2017 | San Diego (FCS) | 10-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 83% wins | - |
| 2018 | San Diego (FCS) | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 77% wins | - |
| 2019 | San Diego (FCS) | 9-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 75% wins | - |
| 2021 | San Diego (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | San Diego (FCS) | 5-5 | - → - | 66 | 26 | - | 64% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | San Diego | FCS | 4-2 |
Worked under
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2009-2011 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jon Tenuta · SMU 1989 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Lewis · SMU 1989 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Lamb · San Diego 2007 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Jimmie Dougherty · San Diego 2007 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jon Sumrall* · San Diego 2007 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Caragher · San Diego 2007-2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- DeWayne Walker · New Mexico State 2009-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Timm Rosenbach · New Mexico State 2009 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Mike Dunbar · New Mexico State 2010 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2011 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Christian Taylor · San Diego 2012-2019 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bobby Jay · San Diego 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Corey White · San Diego 2022 · him Head coach, them OC