Coaches
Dana Dimel
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dana Dimel
Played at Hutchinson 1982-1983, Kansas State 1984-1986 · alma mater (CFBD): Kansas State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | Kansas State | GA | GA | Stan Parrish |
| 1989-1992 | Kansas State | Position | OL | Bill Snyder |
| 1993-1994 | Kansas State | Position | RGC/OL | Bill Snyder |
| 1995-1996 | Kansas State | OC | OC | Bill Snyder |
| 1997-1999 | Wyoming | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2000-2002 | Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2005 | Kansas State (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | Arizona | Position | TE | Mike Stoops |
| 2008 | Arizona | Position | TE/RB | Mike Stoops |
| 2009-2017 | Kansas State | OC | OC/RB/TE✓ | Bill Snyder |
| 2018-2023 | UTEP | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024 | Illinois | Analyst | senior off. assistant | Bret Bielema* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 64 | 84 | 74 | 42 | 120 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 41 | 30 | 60 | 64 | 120 |
| 2011 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 76 | 39 | 69 | 41 | 120 |
| 2012 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 27 | 6 | 22 | 76 | 124 |
| 2013 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 22 | 29 | 17 | 27 | 125 |
| 2014 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 19 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 128 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 87 | 59 | 65 | 19 | 128 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 36 | 32 | 10 | 87 | 128 |
| 2017 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 44 | 26 | 62 | 36 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wyoming | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | 8.9 | 83% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Wyoming | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | 6.1 | 54% wins | 112 |
| 1999 | Wyoming | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | 6.1 | 73% wins | 114 |
| 2000 | Houston | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -13.6 | 64% wins | 116 |
| 2001 | Houston | 0-11 | - → - | - | - | -18.5 | 27% wins | 117 |
| 2002 | Houston | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | -9.0 | 0% wins | 117 |
| 2018 | UTEP | 1-11 | - → - | 125 | 70 | -26.6 | 0% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | UTEP | 1-11 | - → - | 95 | 127 | -25.6 | 8% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | UTEP | 3-5 | - → - | 79 | 74 | -18.6 | 8% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | UTEP | 7-6 | - → - | 65 | 23 | -4.2 | 38% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | UTEP | 5-7 | - → - | 96 | 81 | -10.7 | 54% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 3-9 | - → - | 84 | 107 | -16.2 | 42% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Stan Parrish · Kansas State 1987-1988 (GA)
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1989-2017 (OC, Other, Position)
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2006-2008 (Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2024 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 12
- Mark Stoops · Wyoming 1997-1999 (Position)
- Todd Whitten · Wyoming 1997 (OC, Position)
- Vic Koenning · Wyoming 1997-1999 (DC)
- D. J. Eliot · Wyoming 1999 (GA)
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 2000-2002 (DC, Other, Position)
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 2000-2002 (DC)
- Keith Burns · UTEP 2018-2019 (Position)
- Matt Rahl · UTEP 2018 (Other)
- Mike Canales · UTEP 2018-2020 (OC, Position)
- Mike Cox · UTEP 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Dave Warner · UTEP 2021-2022 (OC)
- Scotty Ohara · UTEP 2023 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 22
- Rob Phenicie · Wyoming 2000-2002 (Other, Position) · under Vic Koenning
- Jeremiah Johnson · Wyoming 2002 (GA) · under Vic Koenning
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2013-2015 (Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Derrick Ansley · Kentucky 2013-2015 (Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Matt Powledge · Kentucky 2013 (GA) · under Mark Stoops
- Neal Brown* · Kentucky 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Shannon Dawson · Kentucky 2015 (OC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Darin Hinshaw · Kentucky 2016-2020 (OC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2016-2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Steve Clinkscale · Kentucky 2016-2020 (Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Dean Hood · Kentucky 2017-2019 (Position, ST coord.) · under Mark Stoops
- John Jancek · Kentucky 2017 (Analyst) · under Mark Stoops
- Matt House · Kentucky 2017-2018 (DC) · under Mark Stoops
- Brad White · Kentucky 2018-2025 (DC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Walt Wells · Kentucky 2018-2019 (Analyst) · under Mark Stoops
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2019-2021 (DC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Liam Coen · Kentucky 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Mike Stoops · Kentucky 2022-2025 (Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Rich Scangarello · Kentucky 2022 (OC) · under Mark Stoops
- Bush Hamdan · Kentucky 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Mark Stoops
- Brad Lambert · Kentucky 2025 (Analyst) · under Mark Stoops
- Kevin Barbay · Kentucky 2025 (Analyst) · under Mark Stoops
Level 3: on their staffs · 26
- Kenny Edenfield · Troy 2015-2017 (OC, Position) · under Neal Brown
- Matt Moore · Troy 2016-2018 (OC) · under Neal Brown
- Brandon Hall · Troy 2018 (Position, ST coord.) · under Neal Brown
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2018 (OC) · under Neal Brown
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2019-2020 (DC, Position) · under Neal Brown
- Matt Moore · West Virginia 2019 (OC) · under Neal Brown
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2019-2021 (Position) · under Neal Brown
- Gerad Parker* · West Virginia 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Neal Brown
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2020-2024 (Analyst, Position) · under Neal Brown
- Jeff Koonz · West Virginia 2020-2024 (DC) · under Neal Brown
- Jordan Lesley · West Virginia 2020-2024 (DC) · under Neal Brown
- Kirk Ciarrocca · West Virginia 2021 (Analyst) · under Neal Brown
- ShaDon Brown · West Virginia 2021-2024 (DC) · under Neal Brown
- Graham Harrell · West Virginia 2022 (OC, Position) · under Neal Brown
- Joe Craddock · Troy 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Shiel Wood · Troy 2022 (DC, Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2022-2023 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Greg Gasparato · Troy 2023 (DC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Dan Roushar · Tulane 2024 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Evan McKissack · Tulane 2024-2025 (OC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Tayler Polk · Tulane 2024-2025 (DC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Will Hall* · Tulane 2025 (Other) · under Jon Sumrall
- Brandon Harris · Florida 2026 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Buster Faulkner · Florida 2026 (OC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Matt Mattox · North Texas 2026 (Position) · under Neal Brown
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2026 (Analyst) · under Jon Sumrall
Coached together
- Stan Parrish · Kansas State 1987-1988 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jon Tenuta · Kansas State 1988 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1989-2017 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bob Stoops · Kansas State 1989-1995 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Carl Pelini · Kansas State 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- Del Miller · Kansas State 1989-2016 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Nick Quartaro · Kansas State 1989-1993 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Jim Leavitt · Kansas State 1990-1995 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Mangino · Kansas State 1991-1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other
- Tim Beck · Kansas State 1991-1992 · him Position, them GA
- Mike Stoops · Kansas State 1992-1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Brent Venables* · Kansas State 1993-1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Mark Stoops · Wyoming 1997-1999 · him Head coach, them Position
- Todd Whitten · Wyoming 1997 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Vic Koenning · Wyoming 1997-1999 · him Head coach, them DC
- D. J. Eliot · Wyoming 1999 · him Head coach, them GA
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Houston 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- D. J. Eliot · Houston 2000-2001 · him Head coach, them GA
- Dick Bumpas · Houston 2000-2002 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mark Stoops · Houston 2000 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kasey Dunn · Arizona 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Arizona 2006-2008 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Canales · Arizona 2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Stoops · Arizona 2006-2008 · him Position, them Head coach
- Tim Kish · Arizona 2006-2008 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Arizona 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- Sonny Dykes* · Arizona 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Cosh · Kansas State 2009-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other
- Ricky Rahne* · Kansas State 2009-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Vic Koenning · Kansas State 2009 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Keith Burns · Kansas State 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tom Hayes · Kansas State 2011-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Cox · Kansas State 2012-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Andre Coleman · Kansas State 2013-2017 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2014-2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Keith Burns · UTEP 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Rahl · UTEP 2018 · him Head coach, them Other
- Mike Canales · UTEP 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Cox · UTEP 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · UTEP 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dave Warner · UTEP 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Scotty Ohara · UTEP 2023 · him Head coach, them OC
- Aaron Henry · Illinois 2024 · him Analyst, them DC
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Illinois 2024 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2024 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Myers Hendrickson · Illinois 2024 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Terrance Jamison · Illinois 2024 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
Played together
- Brad Lambert · Kansas State 1984-1986