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Dean Hood

American football player and coach (born 1963)

Summary

American football player and coach (born 1963)

Field	Value
name	Dean Hood
current_title	Safeties coach
current_team	Marshall
current_conference	Sun Belt
birth_date
birth_place	Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
player_years1	1983–1985
player_team1	Ohio Wesleyan
player_positions	Defensive back
coach_years1	1986–1987
coach_team1	Fairmont State (DB)
coach_years2	1989
coach_team2	Colgate (DB)
coach_years3	1990–1993
coach_team3	Glenville State (DC)
coach_years4	1994–1998
coach_team4	Eastern Kentucky (DC/ST)
coach_years5	1999–2000
coach_team5	Ohio (DB)
coach_years6	2001–2007
coach_team6	Wake Forest (DC)
coach_years7	2008–2015
coach_team7	Eastern Kentucky
coach_years8	2016–2017
coach_team8	Charlotte (AHC/TE)
coach_years9	2017
coach_team9	Kentucky (ST/OLB)
coach_years10	2018–2019
coach_team10	Kentucky (ST/DB)
coach_years11	2020–2023
coach_team11	Murray State
coach_years12	2026–present
coach_team12	Marshall (S)
admin_years1	2024–2025
admin_team1	Kentucky (DPD)
overall_record	70–63
tournament_record	0–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
championships	2 OVC (2008, 2011)
awards	2× OVC Coach of the Year (2008, 2020)
AFCA Region Coach of the Year (2011)

AFCA Region Coach of the Year (2011) Dean Scott Hood (born November 15, 1963) is an American college football coach who currently works as the safeties coach at Marshall. He was the head football coach at Murray State University from 2020 to 2023 and at Eastern Kentucky University from 2008 to 2015. His inaugural 2008 season ended successfully as he led the Colonels to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference football title.

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. Wake Forest went on to accept their first, and only, BCS Bowl bid to play Louisville in the Orange Bowl.

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

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.

Kentucky

On February 15, 2017, Hood left Charlotte to be the special teams coordinator at Kentucky.

Murray State

On December 13, 2019, Hood was hired to be the head coach at Murray State. On January 1, 2024, Hood announced his retirement from Murray State and coaching.

Marshall

On December 27, 2025, it was reported that Hood was hired to coach safeties at Marshall under head coach, Tony Gibson.

Head coaching record

References

[http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6200&KEY=&ATCLID=322449 OVC Championships for 2008-09 (2009)]
"College Football stats in 2021 | Yahoo Sports".
[http://ekusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=107&path=football Dean Hood bio, EKU Football (2009)]
(December 18, 2015). "Lambert Hires Hood As Assistant Head Coach". University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics.
Brice, John. (December 27, 2025). "Sources: Marshall completes defensive staff overhaul".

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