| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Idabel HS (OK) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1950-03-23)March 23, 1950 (age 74) Idabel, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1970 | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1976 | Oliver Wendell Holmes HS (TX) |
| 1977–1981 | Southeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| 1982–1983 | Judson HS (TX) (OC) |
| 1984–1990 | Marshall HS (TX) |
| 1991–1993 | North Texas |
| 1994–1998 | Cleburne HS (TX) |
| 2004–2006 | Mesa HS (AZ) |
| 2007–2009 | Texas Lutheran |
| 2014–2017 | Idabel HS (OK) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–45–1 (college) |
Dennis Parker (born March 23, 1950) is anAmerican football coach. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of North Texas from 1991 to 1993 and atTexas Lutheran University from 2007 to 2009, compiling a careercollege football record of 17–45–1.
Parker began his coaching career in the high school ranks as an assistant atSan Antonio Edison,San Antonio Holmes andConverse Judson. At Converse Judson, Parker was theoffensive coordinator under coach Frank Arnold, as the team won the 1983 state championship. In 1984, he took over head coaching duties atMarshall, guiding the school to a 56–27–1 record in seven years. In 1990, his team won a state championship versus Converse Judson. Parker was named the Texas High School Coach of the Year in 1988 and in 1990.
Moving into the collegiate ranks, Parker succeededCorky Nelson at North Texas in 1991. He left in 1993 after three losing seasons. He later coached atCleburne andMesa before becoming head coach at Texas Lutheran. On November 9, 2009, Parker resigned as head coach at Texas Lutheran, where he had three more losing seasons.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Mean Green(Southland Conference)(1991–1993) | |||||||||
| 1991 | North Texas | 3–7–1 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1992 | North Texas | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | North Texas | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| North Texas: | 11–21–1 | 7–14 | |||||||
| Texas Lutheran Bulldogs(American Southwest Conference)(2007–2009) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Texas Lutheran | 2–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2008 | Texas Lutheran | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | Texas Lutheran | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Texas Lutheran: | 6–24 | 5–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–45–1 | ||||||||