Darrell Dickey

Darrell Dickey (born December 6, 1959) is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Utah State. He was head coach of the University of North Texas from 1998-2006. During the 13 years prior to his stint at North Texas, Dickey was an assistant at SMU, UTEP, LSU, Mississippi State, Memphis, and Texas A&M. He was a quarterback in college, playing for his dad, Jim Dickey, at Kansas State University.

Playing career

Kansas State (1979-1982)

Dickey was the starting quarterback at KSU for all four seasons he was there. In 1979, he established the school record for passing yards by a freshman, a record that stood until 2005. He concluded his collegiate career in 1982 by leading the Wildcats to the school's first bowl appearance in its 87 year history. He left Manhattan ranked second all-time in pass completions, yards passing, touchdown passes, and total offense. He remains only player in Kansas State history to lead the school in passing yards and total offense for four consecutive seasons. He signed free agent contracts in 1983 and 1984 with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints respectively.

Prior to North Texas

Texas A&M (1985) Graduate Assistant

Memphis (1986-1989) Tight Ends (1986) Running Backs (1987) Offensive Coordinator (1988-89)

LSU (1991-1993) Tight Ends

UTEP (1994-1996) Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator

SMU (1997) Offensive Coordinator

At North Texas

When hired to lead the Mean Green, Darrell Dickey took over a football program which hadn't had a winning season at the Division I-A level since 1980. From 2001-2004, Dickey led UNT to four consecutive Sun Belt Conference titles and four straight New Orleans Bowl berths. In 2002, he guided the Mean Green to their second bowl game in school history.

External links

• Darrell Dickey Bio

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