Dean Hood

Dean Scott Hood (born November 15, 1963) is the head coach of the Murray State Racers football team. The former head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University, Hood was hired by EKU in January 2008 to replace former head coach Danny Hope after he left for Purdue University following the 2007 season. The 2008 season ended successfully for Hood as he led the Colonels to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference football title.[1]

Dean Hood
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMurray State
ConferenceOVC
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1963-11-15) November 15, 1963
Ashtabula, Ohio
Playing career
1983–1985Ohio Wesleyan
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987Fairmont State (DB)
1989Colgate (DB)
1990–1993Glenville State (DC)
1994–1998Eastern Kentucky (DC/ST)
1999–2000Ohio (DB)
2001–2007Wake Forest (DC)
2008–2015Eastern Kentucky
2016–2017Charlotte (AHC/TE)
2017–2019Kentucky (ST/OLB)
2020–presentMurray State
Head coaching record
Overall55–38
Tournaments0–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2x OVC (2008, 2011)
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (2008)
AFCA Region Coach of the Year (2011)

Coaching career

Hood was the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest University from 2001 to 2007, winning the ACC Championship in 2006 by beating Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game. In that 2006 season, Hood's defense was ranked second in the conference in scoring defense (14.7/game) and led the league in interceptions with 22.[2] Wake Forest went on to accept their first, and only, BCS Bowl bid to play Louisville in the Orange Bowl.

He also had five-year stint at Eastern Kentucky from 1994 to 1998 season as an assistant coach under Roy Kidd.[3]

Head coach Eastern Kentucky

Coach Hood took over as head coach for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in 2008, winning the Ohio Valley Conference and making an appearance in the FCS playoffs in his first season. For his efforts in his inaugural season, Coach Hood was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2008. Three seasons later in 2011, Hood's Colonels again won the Ohio Valley Conference and made Hood's second appearance in the FCS playoffs.

Since taking over the helm in 2008, Eastern Kentucky has won more conference games than any other team in the Ohio Valley Conference. Hood was relieved of his coaching duties at Eastern on November 23, 2015.

Charlotte

Hood was announced as assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Charlotte 49ers under head coach Brad Lambert on December 18, 2015. Lambert had worked with Hood at Wake Forest and had been his replacement as defensive coordinator for the Demon Deacons.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs TSN/STATS#
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–2015)
2008 Eastern Kentucky 8–47–11stL NCAA Division I First Round19
2009 Eastern Kentucky 5–65–3T–2nd
2010 Eastern Kentucky 6–55–2T–2nd
2011 Eastern Kentucky 7–56–2T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round
2012 Eastern Kentucky 8–36–2T–2nd19
2013 Eastern Kentucky 6–64–4T–5th
2014 Eastern Kentucky 9–46–22ndL NCAA Division I First Round18
2015 Eastern Kentucky 6–55–34th
Eastern Kentucky: 55–3844–19
Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Murray State 0–00–0
Murray State: 0–00–0
Total:55–38
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. OVC Championships for 2008-09 (2009)
  2. Dean Hood bio, EKU Football (2009)
  3. "Lambert Hires Hood As Assistant Head Coach". University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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