Austin Dickinson (American football)

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Austin Dickinson
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Buena Vista
Conference	ARC
Record	4–16
Biographical details
Born	c. 1988 (age 36–37) Woodbine, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Buena Vista University (2010) Minot State University (2019)
Playing career
2006–2009	Buena Vista

Position(s)	Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2011	Minot State (GA/OL/TE)
2012–2013	Buena Vista (OL)
2014–2016	Buena Vista (DL)
2017	North Dakota (assistant)
2018–2019	Minnesota State (DL)
2020–2022	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (DC/LB)
2023–present	Buena Vista

Head coaching record
Overall	4–16

Austin Dickinson (born c. 1988) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Buena Vista University, a position he has held since 2023.

Playing career

Dickinson played college football for Buena Vista from 2006 to 2009. During his four-year career he was a four-time letterwinner at defensive tackle while registering 123 total tackles and fourteen tackles for loss. As a senior in 2009 he had 45 total tackles and a career-high 6.5 tackles for loss.

Coaching career

Dickinson began his coaching career on the offensive side of the ball as a graduate assistant, offensive line, and tight ends coach for Minot State. He returned to his alma mater in 2012 as the team's offensive line coach before transitioning into the defensive line coach for the 2014 season. For a single season in 2017 he was an assistant coach with North Dakota before joining Minnesota State for his second stint as a defensive line coach. In 2020 he was hired by Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he was the defensive coordinator.

On December 21, 2022, Dickinson was hired by Buena Vista as their head coach.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Buena Vista Beavers (American Rivers Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Buena Vista	2–8	2–6	T–6th
2024	Buena Vista	2–8	2–6	T–6th
Buena Vista:		4–16	4–12
Total:		4–16

References

"Austin Dickinson - Defensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - Staff Directory". Buena Vista University. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Austin Dickinson - Football Coach". MSU Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Austin Dickinson - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Buena Vista University. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Dickinson Joins Maverick Football Coaching Staff". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Austin Dickinson - Football Coach". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Athletics". University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Area roundup (9/2): Blugolds hire Dickinson as defensive coordinator". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
Tabbert, Nick. "Dickinson steps down as Blugolds' Defensive Coordinator". WQOW. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Austin Dickinson Named BVU Head Football Coach". Buena Vista University. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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Buena Vista Beavers head football coaches

Unknown (1898–1901)
Billy Edson (1902–1905)
No team (1906)
Billy Edson (1907)
No team (1908)
Marion Blankenhorn (1909)
Frank Harrison (1910–1911)
Reyburn Rutledge (1912)
Arthur Hammond (1913–1914)
Edward Ball (1915)
Robert Preston (1916)
A. A. Gilmore (1917)
C. White (1918)
V. A. Woodworth (1919)
George Wanner (1920–1921)
Jim Kelly (1922–1925)
Burton North (1926)
Francis Casey (1927–1934)
Albert Dallagher (1935–1938)
Clyde A. Drury (1939–1941)
Jake LaFoy (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Harland Riebe (1946–1947)
Kenny Blackman # (1947)
Bob Otto (1948–1952)
Chester Anderson (1953–1954)
Dean Laun (1955–1959)
Wayne Barham (1960)
John H. Jennett (1961)
John Naughton (1962–1969)
Jim Hershberger (1970–1982)
Al Lewis # (1983)
Jim Hershberger (1984–1989)
Kevin Twait (1990–1995)
Joe Hadachek (1996–1999)
Steve Osterberger (2000–2005)
Jay Anderson (2006–2016)
Grant Mollring (2017–2019)
No team (2020)
Grant Mollring (2021–2022)
Austin Dickinson (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Head football coaches of the American Rivers Conference
Austin Dickinson (Buena Vista) Jeff McMartin (Central (IA)) Tyler Staker (Coe) Ryan Maiuri (Dubuque) Steve Helminiak (Loras) Joe Troche (Luther) Brian Keller (Nebraska Wesleyan) Reed Hoskins (Simpson) Chris Winter (Wartburg)

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