David Dean

Head Coach at Delta State since 2026.

Seasons coached: 41
First season: 1986
Teams: 7

Career

12 stints

1986Georgia TechGraduate Assistant
1987Avondale HS (GA)Wide Receivers
1988–1991Valdosta StateWide Receivers
1992West GeorgiaRunning Backs
1993–1997West GeorgiaSpecial Teams CoordinatorRunning Backs
1998–1999West GeorgiaOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
2000–2006Valdosta StateOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
2007–2015Valdosta StateHead Coach
2016Georgia SouthernCo-Offensive Coordinator
2017–2023West GeorgiaHead Coach
2024–2025Lanier County HS (GA)Head Coach
2026–presentDelta StateHead Coach

Coaching tree

6 mentors, 8 protégés, 3 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row

Relationships

Coached under

14

Succeeded

6

Tenure

41 seasons

Valdosta StateHead coach · 2007–20159
West GeorgiaHead coach · 2017–20237
Valdosta StateCoordinator · 2000–20067
West GeorgiaCoordinator · 1993–19997
Valdosta StatePosition coach · 1988–19914
Lanier County HS (GA)Head coach · 2024–20252
Delta StateHead coach · 2026 · current1
Georgia SouthernCoordinator · 20161
West GeorgiaPosition coach · 19921
Avondale HS (GA)Position coach · 19871
Georgia TechAnalyst · 19861

Pipeline

2 of 4 coordinators

13 seasonsMaurice Linguistunder at Valdosta State 2008 · head coach at Buffalo2021
9 seasonsJames Colzie IIIunder at Valdosta State 2007 · head coach at Saint Mary's (NS)2016

Moves

Nothing on the wire for David Dean. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.

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