David Dean
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Georgia |
| Conference | GSC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 3, 1964 Decatur, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Georgia Tech |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1985 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 1987 | Avondale HS (WR) |
| 1988–1991 | Valdosta State (WR) |
| 1992 | West Georgia (RB) |
| 1993–1997 | West Georgia (RB/ST) |
| 1998–1999 | West Georgia (OC/QB) |
| 2000–2006 | Valdosta State (OC/QB) |
| 2007–2015 | Valdosta State |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern (co-OC/WR) |
| 2017–present | West Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–27 |
| Tournaments | 12–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division II (2007, 2012) 1 GSC (2010) |
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| Awards | |
| 2x AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2007, 2012) Schutt Sports Division II Coach of the Year (2007) AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (2010) Gulf South Co-Coach of the Year (2010) |
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David Dean (born February 3, 1964) is an American football coach and former player, currently head coach of the West Georgia Wolves. Dean served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 2007 to 2015, compiling a record of 79–27 in nine season. His team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2007 and in 2012.
Dean walked onto the Georgia Tech football team in 1982 and earned a scholarship the following year playing through the 1985 as a wide receiver. He was a graduate assistant for the team in 1986.
Dean was an assistant coach at Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, Georgia in 1987. He was an assistant at Valdosta from 1988 to 1992. From 1993 to 1999 he was an assistant at University of West Georgia. From 2000 to 2006 he was offensive coordinator for Valdosta. In his first season in 2000 his quarterback Dusty Bonner won the Harlon Hill Trophy. During this period Valdosta played in the Division II title game in 2002 and won the national championship in 2004.
In 2007, Dean was named head coach of the Blazers in 2007 after Chris Hatcher took the head coaching job at Georgia Southern University. The "Dean Machine" started the season with five straight wins. Delta State University defeated the Blazers 35–31, despite being down 28 points at the beginning of the second half. The Blazers then capped off the season with an eight-game winning streak and their second national championship title win against Northwest Missouri State University, 25–20. This was the third straight championship appearance by the Bearcats, also the third straight time the Bearcats lost the national championship game. Dean is only the second head coach to lead his team to a national championship in his first season. Earle Solomonson accomplished this at North Dakota State University in 1985.
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