Coaches
Dean Hood
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dean Hood
Played at Ohio Wesleyan 1983-1985
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Fairmont State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1989 | Colgate | Position | DB | not known |
| 1990-1993 | Glenville State | DC | DC | not known |
| 1994-1998 | Eastern Kentucky | DC | DC/ST | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Ohio | Position | DB | Jim Grobe |
| 2001-2007 | Wake Forest | DC | DC✓ | Jim Grobe |
| 2008-2015 | Eastern Kentucky | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2016-2017 | Charlotte | Position | AHC/TE | Brad Lambert |
| 2017 | Kentucky | ST coord. | ST/OLB | Mark Stoops |
| 2018-2019 | Kentucky | ST coord. | ST/DB | Mark Stoops |
| 2020-2023 | Murray State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Marshall | Position | S | Tony Gibson* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 81 | 14 | 74 | 119 |
| 2006 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 17 | 67 | 5 | 119 |
| 2007 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 119 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murray State (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | 56 | 32 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Murray State (FCS) | 2-9 | - → - | 121 | 100 | - | 55% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Murray State (FCS) | 2-9 | - → - | 95 | 117 | - | 18% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 8-4 |
| 2009 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2010 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2011 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 7-5 |
| 2012 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2013 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 6-6 |
| 2014 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2015 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2020 | Murray State | FCS | 5-2 |
Worked under
- Jim Grobe · Ohio 1999-2000 (Position)
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2001-2007 (DC)
- Brad Lambert · Charlotte 2016-2017 (Other, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2017-2019 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Kevin Callahan · Colgate 1989 · him Position, them DC
- Rich Rodriguez* · Glenville State 1990-1993 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jay Sawvel* · Eastern Kentucky 1994-1995 · him DC, ST coord., them GA
- Walt Wells · Eastern Kentucky 1997-2015 · him DC, Head coach, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jeff Mullen · Ohio 1999-2000 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Grobe · Ohio 1999-2000 · him Position, them Head coach
- Troy Calhoun* · Ohio 1999-2000 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Jeff Mullen · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him DC, them Head coach
- Troy Calhoun* · Wake Forest 2001-2002 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Steed Lobotzke · Wake Forest 2005-2007 · him DC, them OC
- Tim Billings · Wake Forest 2006-2007 · him DC, them Position
- Brad White · Wake Forest 2007 · him DC, them GA
- Shawn Clark · Eastern Kentucky 2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brad Lambert · Charlotte 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Mullen · Charlotte 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Charlotte 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Darin Hinshaw · Kentucky 2017-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2017-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Greg Adkins · Charlotte 2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- John Jancek · Kentucky 2017 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2017-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Matt House · Kentucky 2017-2018 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Steve Clinkscale · Kentucky 2017-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brad White · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Walt Wells · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2019 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Ben Hodges · Murray State 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dillon Sanders · Murray State 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brad Lambert · Marshall 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Rod Smith · Marshall 2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
Played together
- Todd Fitch · Ohio Wesleyan 1983-1985