| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buena Vista |
| Conference | ARC |
| Record | 7–23 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1988 (age 37–38) Woodbine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Buena Vista University (2010) Minot State University (2019) |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | Buena Vista |
| Position | 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 (OQC) |
| 2018–2019 | Minnesota State (DL) |
| 2020–2022 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (DC/LB) |
| 2023–present | Buena Vista |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–23 |
Austin Dickinson (bornc. 1988) is an Americancollege football coach. He is the head football coach forBuena Vista University, a position he has held since 2023.
Dickinson playedcollege football forBuena Vista from 2006 to 2009. During his four-year career he was a four-timeletterwinner atdefensive tackle while registering 123 totaltackles and fourteen tackles for loss. As a senior in 2009 he had 45 total tackles and a career-high 6.5 tackles for loss.[1]
Dickinson began his coaching career on the offensive side of the ball as agraduate assistant,offensive line, andtight ends coach forMinot State.[2] He returned to hisalma mater in 2012 as the team's offensive line coach before transitioning into thedefensive line coach for the 2014 season.[3] For a single season in 2017 he was an assistant coach withNorth Dakota before joiningMinnesota State for his second stint as a defensive line coach.[4][5] In 2020 he was hired byWisconsin–Eau Claire where he was thedefensive coordinator.[6][7][8]
On December 21, 2022, Dickinson was hired by Buena Vista as theirhead coach.[9]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2025 | Buena Vista | 3–7 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| Buena Vista: | 7–23 | 6–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–23 | ||||||||