Darrell Dickey
Darrell Dickey went 42–65 as a head coach, 1998–2015, at North Texas and Memphis. Share
- Record
- 42–65 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2003 9–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | North Texas | 3–8 | T–2nd | |||
| 1999 | North Texas | 2–9 | 7th | |||
| 2000 | North Texas | 3–8 | T–3rd | |||
| 2001 | North Texas | 5–7 | T–1st | New Orleans Bowl L | ||
| 2002 | North Texas | 8–5 | 1st | New Orleans Bowl W | ||
| 2003 | North Texas | 9–4 | 1st | New Orleans Bowl L | ||
| 2004 | North Texas | 7–5 | 1st | New Orleans Bowl L | ||
| 2005 | North Texas | 2–9 | 7th | |||
| 2006 | North Texas | 3–9 | 7th | |||
| 2007–14: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2015 | Memphis interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Birmingham Bowl L | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 56 | 34–22 | 61% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 36 | 17–19 | 47% |
| At home | 42 | 23–19 | 55% |
| On the road | 57 | 18–39 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 48 | 31–17 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 11–48 | 19% |
His own 107 games on file, 1998–2015, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Samuel 1998–2004 | 6–1 | New Mexico State | 7 | |
| Andy McCollum 2001–2005 | 5–0 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | |
| Rickey Bustle 2002–2006 | 4–1 | Louisiana | 5 | |
| Steve Roberts 2002–2006 | 3–2 | Arkansas State | 5 | |
| Tom Cable 2000–2003 | 3–1 | Idaho | 4 | |
| Charlie Weatherbie 2003–2006 | 2–2 | UL Monroe | 4 | |
| Larry Blakeney 2001–2006 | 1–3 | Troy | 4 | |
| Dirk Koetter 1998–2000 | 2–1 | Boise State | 3 | |
| Mick Dennehy 2000–2004 | 2–1 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Joe Hollis 1999–2001 | 1–2 | Arkansas State | 3 |
Darrell Dickey’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Stateseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Idahoseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| UL Monroeseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Utah Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Texas A&M | Graduate assistant | |
| 1986 | Memphis | Tight ends coach | |
| 1987 | Memphis | Running backs coach | |
| 1988–89 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1990 | Mississippi State | Quarterbacks and running backs coach | |
| 1991–93 | LSU | Tight ends coach | |
| 1994–96 | UTEP | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1997 | SMU | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1998–2006 | North Texas | Head coach | |
| 2007–08 | Utah State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2009–10 | New Mexico | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2011 | Texas State | Co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2012–14 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2015–16 | Memphis | Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2015 | Memphis | Head coach | |
| 2017 | Memphis | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2018–21 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| 2023 | Georgia | Offensive assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jackie SherrillTexas A&M
- Charlie BaileyMemphis, UTEP
- Chuck StobartMemphis
- Rockey FelkerMississippi State
- Curley HallmanLSU
- Mike CavanSMU
- Brent GuyUtah State
- Mike LocksleyNew Mexico
- Dennis FranchioneTexas State
- Justin FuenteMemphis
- Mike NorvellMemphis
- Jimbo FisherTexas A&M
- and 1 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Kenny EvansNortheastern State
- Ramon FlaniganLincoln
- Freddie KitchensNorth Carolina, Cleveland Browns
- Van MaloneHampton
- Fred BleilNew Mexico Highlands
- Adam LechtenbergCentral Connecticut
- Brad CornelsenSam Houston
- Brent GuyUtah State
Worked under (13)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Sherrill | Texas A&M | 1985 | Graduate assistant | |
| Charlie Bailey | Memphis | 1986–88 | 1986: tight ends coach; 1987: running backs coach; 1988: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chuck Stobart | Memphis | 1989 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Rockey Felker | Mississippi State | 1990 | Quarterbacks and running backs coach | |
| Curley Hallman | LSU | 1991–93 | Tight ends coach | |
| Charlie Bailey | UTEP | 1994–96 | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Cavan | SMU | 1997 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Brent Guy | Utah State | 2007–08 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Locksley | New Mexico | 2009–10 | Offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Dennis Franchione | Texas State | 2011 | Co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Justin Fuente | Memphis | 2012–15 | 2012–14: offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2015: assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Mike Norvell | Memphis | 2016–17 | 2016: assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2017: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Jimbo Fisher | Texas A&M | 2018–22 | 2018–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2022: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| Kirby Smart | Georgia | 2023 | Offensive assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | North Texas, 1998–99: defensive coordinator; 2000: offensive line and tight ends coach | UTEP | |
| Kenny Evans | North Texas, 1998–2006: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Northeastern State | |
| Ramon Flanigan | North Texas, 1999: wide receivers coach; 2000–01: quarterbacks coach; 2002–06: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Lincoln | |
| Freddie Kitchens | North Texas, 2001–03: running backs coach | North Carolina, Cleveland Browns | |
| Van Malone | North Texas, 2005: defensive backs and special teams coach | Hampton | |
| Fred Bleil | North Texas, 2006: defensive coordinator | New Mexico Highlands | |
| Adam Lechtenberg | Memphis, 2015: interim wide receivers | Central Connecticut | |
| Brad Cornelsen | Memphis, 2015: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Sam Houston | |
| Brent Guy | Memphis, 2015: safeties coach | Utah State |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary DeLoach | North Texas, 1998–99: defensive backs coach; 2000–02: defensive coordinator | |
| Galen Scott | Memphis, 2015: defensive coordinator | |
| Holmon Wiggins | Memphis, 2015: wide receivers coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Memphis | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $22,917 | $275,000 USA Today | |
| 2016 | Memphis | co-offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $22,917 | $275,000 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Memphis | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $20,781 | $249,378 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Memphis | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $20,374 | $244,488 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Dickey’s teams went for it on 11% of fourth downs and on 18% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 45% of plays and took 28.2 seconds a play, 2004–2006.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 4 g | 3 of 43 7% | 8% | 46% | 24.1 | −0.21 | |
| 2005 2 g | 2 of 21 10% | 25% | 48% | 29.1 | −0.43 | |
| 2006 4 g | 5 of 31 16% | 22% | 42% | 31.8 | −0.28 | |
| All 10 g | 10 of 95 11% | 18% | 45% | 28.2 | −0.28 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.