Jacob Dickert (born August 23, 1983)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the head coach at Washington State University. Prior to this, he served as defensive coordinator at Washington State University, beginning in 2020. Dickert attended school and played football at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and has coached at various colleges and universities since his graduation in 2007.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Washington State |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Record | 23–20 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 23, 1983 |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (GA) |
| 2008 | North Dakota State (GA) |
| 2009–2010 | North Dakota State (S) |
| 2011 | South Dakota (ST/DB) |
| 2012 | Southeast Missouri State (DB) |
| 2013 | Augustana (SD) (DC) |
| 2014–2015 | Minnesota State (DC/LB) |
| 2016 | South Dakota State (co-ST/S) |
| 2017–2018 | Wyoming (S) |
| 2019 | Wyoming (DC/LB) |
| 2020–2021 | Washington State (DC/LB) |
| 2021 | Washington State (interim HC) |
| 2022–present | Washington State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–20 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
Playing career
editDickert began his high school career at Oconto High School in Oconto, Wisconsin.[2] His father, Jeffrey Dickert, was the superintendent of the Oconto School District. The family moved to Kohler, Wisconsin, for Jake's senior year after Jeffrey took the job of superintendent there,[3] and Jake finished his high school career at Kohler High School.[2]
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, then coached by John Miech, recruited Dickert to play quarterback, where he backed up future Canadian Football League player Scott Krause. He converted to wide receiver for the 2005 season. His senior year in 2006 was interrupted by a case of appendicitis, but he returned to the playing field two weeks after surgery.[4] Dickert's seven receptions per game that year led the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and he was named to the second team all-conference.[5][6]
Coaching career
editDickert graduated from Stevens Point in 2007 and joined Miech's staff as a graduate assistant for a year. He then moved to North Dakota State for the 2008 season, also as a graduate assistant. Head coach Craig Bohl promoted him to safeties' coach in 2009.[7][8] He left in 2011 to become special teams coordinator at South Dakota under Ed Meierkort, in what turned out to be his last year as head coach. Dickert replaced Chuck Morrell, who had left to become the head coach at Montana Tech.[9]
South Dakota fired Meierkort after the 2011 season.[10] Dickert spent a year on Tony Samuel's staff at Southeast Missouri State coaching defensive backs before returning to the state of South Dakota in 2013 to become defensive coordinator at Augustana University under first-year head coach Jerry Olszewski. Under Dickert, Augustana ranked third in total defense in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, and at the end of the season Minnesota State hired him away to become defensive coordinator there.[11][12]
Dickert coached the defense for the 2014 and 2015 seasons under head coach Todd Hoffner. Minnesota State compiled a 24–3 record over those two seasons, including losing the 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship to CSU–Pueblo. After two successful seasons, Dickert departed to become safeties coach at South Dakota State under long-time head coach John Stiegelmeier and defensive coordinator Clint Brown.[7] Dickert departed after the 2016 season to become safeties coach at the University of Wyoming. The move reunited him with Craig Bohl, now Wyoming's head coach but previously the head coach at North Dakota State from 2003 to 2013.[13] In 2019, Wyoming promoted Dickert to defensive coordinator after Scottie Hazelton departed for the same job at Kansas State.[14]
In 2020, Dickert received his first Power Five coaching position when he was hired as defensive coordinator by new Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich. Wyoming assistants AJ Cooper and John Richardson accompanied Dickert in his move to Pullman.[15] In October 2021, Washington State fired Rolovich and four assistant coaches, including Richardson, for refusing to comply with the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Dickert then took over as acting head coach.[16] On November 27, 2021, Washington State announced the naming of Dickert as their permanent head coach; the promotion came a day after the Cougars finished the regular season with a resounding 40–13 win over in-state rival Washington in the Apple Cup.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Washington State | 3–3[a] | 3–1 | 2nd (North) | L Sun | ||||
| 2022 | Washington State | 7–6 | 4–5 | 7th | L LA | ||||
| 2023 | Washington State | 5–7 | 2–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2024 | Washington State | 8–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Washington State: | 23–20 | 9–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–20 | ||||||||
- ^ Dickert took over as interim coach after seven games
References
edit- ^ "Jacob Dickert – Football". University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Keup, Paul (October 18, 2001). "Vikes cautious in trip to Kohler". Manitowoc Herald-Times. p. 13. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phelps, Nathan (August 9, 2001). "Oconto School District hires new superintendent". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Scott (November 7, 2006). "Moving the chains". Stevens Point Journal. p. 11. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Scott (November 21, 2006). "Cream of the crop". Stevens Point Journal. p. 11. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Scott (November 21, 2006). "Cream of the crop". Stevens Point Journal. p. 14. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "SDSU FB adds Dickert to staff". Argus Leader. February 17, 2016. p. D4. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jake Dickert – Football Coach". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Defensive coordinators named at USD". Sioux City Journal. February 22, 2011. p. 15. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garry, Mick (November 24, 2011). "Critical call ahead: Choosing next coach". Argus Leader. p. 31. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeast Missouri State football coach Tony Samuel fills out coaching staff". Southeast Missourian. June 28, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Zimmer, Matt (August 10, 2014). "Vikings aim to get offense back on track". Argus Leader. p. 13. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foster, Brandon (March 22, 2017). "Jake Dickert reunites with Craig Bohl as Wyoming's safeties coach". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Potter, Davis (January 30, 2019). "Cowboys promote Dickert to DC". The Billings Gazette. p. D2. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lawson, Theo (January 20, 2020). "Report: Wyoming's Dickert bound for WSU". The Spokesman-Review. p. B1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wash. St. coach: Focus on 'faith, trust and belief'". ESPN. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.