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Derek Dooley 
Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head coach Team Tennessee Conference SEC Record 11–13 Annual salary $1.8M per year (6 year contract)[1] Biographical details Born June 10, 1968 [2] Place of birth Athens, Georgia Playing career 1987–1990 Virginia Position(s) Wide receiver Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1996
1997–1999
2000–2002
2003–2004
2005–2006
2007–2009
2010–presentGeorgia (GA)
SMU (WR)
LSU (TE/RC)
LSU (RB/ST)
Miami Dolphins (TE)
Louisiana Tech
TennesseeAdministrative career (AD unless noted) 2008–2010 Louisiana Tech Head coaching record Overall 28–33 Bowls 1–1 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Derek Dooley (born June 10, 1968) is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee. He is the son of former University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley.
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Early years
Dooley was born in Athens, Georgia in 1968, the son of University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley and his wife, radio talk show host Barbara Meshad Dooley.[3] Dooley played high school football at Clarke Central High School in Athens under legendary coach Billy Henderson. He was a star tight end on the school's 1985 AAAA State Championship team. Dooley played alongside other notable Clarke Central (and later NFL) players, including kicker John Kasay (Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints), defensive end and former U.T. defensive line coach Chuck Smith (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina) and wide receiver Willie Green (four teams).[4]
Dooley was a walk-on wide receiver at the University of Virginia. He earned a scholarship with the Cavaliers following his second season and helped the school to three bowl appearances, including an ACC championship in 1989. In 1990, he was named first-team Academic All-ACC and participated in the Senior Bowl. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in government and foreign affairs, and went on to earn his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Georgia in 1994.[5] Dooley practiced law at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Atlanta for almost two years before embarking on his coaching career.
College coaching career
Dooley started his college coaching career with a one-year stint as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia in 1996. Dooley spent the 1997–99 seasons as wide receivers coach at Southern Methodist University, while also holding the duties of assistant recruiting coordinator during his final two years. In 2000, Dooley was hired by Nick Saban at LSU as the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach, a capacity in which he served until 2002. Dooley then spent the 2003-04 seasons coaching the Tigers’ running backs and special teams. In 2005, Dooley left LSU with Saban when the latter became head coach of the Miami Dolphins.[5]
On December 17, 2006, Dooley was hired as the new head coach at Louisiana Tech University. He replaced former coach Jack Bicknell, who was fired on December 4 after the Bulldogs finished 3–10 in 2006.
On January 15, 2010, Dooley was hired as the head coach at the University of Tennessee.[6] He replaced Lane Kiffin, who resigned to become head coach at the University of Southern California after one season at Tennessee.
Athletics Director of Louisiana Tech
On March 6, 2008, Derek Dooley was named the Athletics Director of Louisiana Tech University replacing former AD Jim Oakes. Among his accomplishments as the Louisiana Tech AD are promoting former Lady Techster and two-time All American Teresa Weatherspoon to the position of Head Coach of the Lady Techsters basketball program in February 2009; upgrading Joe Aillet Stadium by adding a new playing turf, box seats, and videoboard; and completely overhauling the athletic department from the ground up.[7]
Professional coaching career
Dooley was named to the Dolphins’ coaching staff on January 10, 2005 by Nick Saban, for whom Dooley had previously worked at Louisiana State University. Dooley served on the staff for two years, but left the Dolphins' staff in 2006 when he was chosen as the new head football coach at Louisiana Tech.
University of Tennessee
Dooley inherited a program for which he would be the third head coach in as many years. Perhaps due to these coaching changes, a number of scholarship players had left the University. The 2010 Tennessee Volunteer football team was expected by many to be one of the worst in school history. With few scholarship players and a very young team, Tennessee started the season 2-6. However, they won their last four regular season games to finish the season 6-6 and bowl eligible.[8]
Personal life
Dooley's wife is Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, who is an OB/GYN, and they have three children named John Taylor (10), Peyton (7), and Julianna (5).[9][10]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Western Athletic Conference) (2007–2009) 2007 Louisiana Tech 5–7 4–4 T–4th 2008 Louisiana Tech 8–5 5–3 T–2nd W Independence 2009 Louisiana Tech 4–8 3–5 T–5th Louisiana Tech: 17–20 12–12 Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2010–present) 2010 Tennessee 6–7 3–5 T–3rd (East) L Music City 2011 Tennessee 5–6 1–6 (East) Tennessee: 11–13 4–11 Total: 28–33 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
- ^ "Dooley to earn $1.8 million". ESPN. The Associated Press. February 23, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4938917.
- ^ Derek Dooley bio. LSUsports.net, 31 December 1999. Retrieved: 15 January 2010.
- ^ Lee Shearer, Big Change with New 12th. Athens Banner-Herald, 10 August 2002. Retrieved: 15 January 2010.
- ^ Matt Cobbs, A Team of Destiny. Athens Banner-Herald, 13 October 2005. Retrieved: 15 January 2010.
- ^ a b Derek Dooley bio. Knoxnews.com, 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Tennessee Selects Derek Dooley As 22nd Head Football Coach", UTsports.com, January 15, 2010, http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011510aaa.html
- ^ Derek Dooley Bio, LaTechsports.com. Retrieved: 2010-01-15.
- ^ Austin Ward, As Vols Trusted the Process, Results Came. Knoxnews.com, 28 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dooley_derek00.html
- ^ http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_166913.asp
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head football coaches Edwin Barber (1901) • Frank Singleton (1902) • Unknown (1903) • E. G. Pierce (1904) • J. V. Bragg (1905) • Z. T. Young (1906) • George L. Watkins (1907) • A. L. Cornell (1908) • Percy S. Prince (1909–1915) • A. Flack (1916) • V. S. Pugh (1917) • No team (1918) • Percy S. Prince (1919) • R. Foster Clark (1920–1921) • William Henry Dietz (1922–1923) • Phillip Arbuckle (1924) • R. C. Kenney (1925) • Hugh E. Wilson (1926–1927) • Tod Rockwell (1928–1929) • George Bohler (1930–1933) • Eddie McLane (1934–1938) • Ray E. Davis (1939) • Joe Aillet (1940–1942) • No team (1943) • Joe Aillet (1944–1966) • Maxie Lambright (1967–1978) • Larry Beightol (1979) • Pat Patterson # (1979) • Billy Brewer (1980–1982) • A. L. Williams (1983–1986) • Carl Torbush (1987) • Joe Raymond Peace (1988–1995) • Gary Crowton (1996–1998) • Jack Bicknell, Jr. (1999–2006) • Derek Dooley (2007–2009) • Sonny Dykes (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Louisiana Tech athletic directors Joe Aillet (1940–1970) • Maxie Lambright (1971–1978) • Larry Beightol (1979) • Butch Henry (1979–1980) • Alan Jones (1980) • Charles Bussey (1981–1983) • Bob Vanatta (1983–1986) • Paul A. Miller (1986–1990) • Jerry Stovall (1990–1993) • Jim Oakes (1994–2008) • Derek Dooley (2008–2010) • Bruce Van De Velde (2010– )
Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches J. A. Pierce (1899–1900) • George Kelley (1901) • H. F. Fisher (1902–1903) • S. D. Crawford (1904) • James DePree (1905–1906) • George Levene (1907–1909) • Andrew A. Stone (1910) • Zora G. Clevenger (1911–1915) • John R. Bender (1916–1920) • M. B. Banks (1921–1925) • Robert Neyland (1926–1934) • W. H. Britton (1935) • Robert Neyland (1936–1940) • John Barnhill (1941–1945) • Robert Neyland (1946–1952) • Harvey Robinson (1953–1954) • Bowden Wyatt (1955–1962) • Jim McDonald (1963) • Doug Dickey (1964–1969) • Bill Battle (1970–1976) • Johnny Majors (1977–1992) • Phillip Fulmer (1992–2008) • Lane Kiffin (2009) • Derek Dooley (2010– )
Current head football coaches of the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division Will Muschamp (Florida) • Mark Richt (Georgia) • Joker Phillips (Kentucky) • Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) • Derek Dooley (Tennessee) • James Franklin (Vanderbilt)
Western Division Nick Saban (Alabama) • Bobby Petrino (Arkansas) • Gene Chizik (Auburn) • Les Miles (LSU) • Dan Mullen (Mississippi State) • Houston Nutt (Ole Miss)
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