| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Lanier County HS (GA) |
| Record | 1–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 3, 1964 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1985 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 1987 | Avondale HS (GA) (WR) |
| 1988–1991 | Valdosta State (WR) |
| 1992 | West Georgia (RB) |
| 1993–1997 | West Georgia (RB/ST) |
| 1998–1999 | West Georgia (OC/QB) |
| 2000–2006 | Valdosta State (OC/QB) |
| 2007–2015 | Valdosta State |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern (co-OC/WR) |
| 2017–2023 | West Georgia |
| 2024–present | Lanier County HS (GA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–47 (college) 1–7 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 14–7 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division II (2007, 2012) 1 GSC (2010) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2007, 2012) Schutt Sports Division II Coach of the Year (2007) AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (2010) 2× Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year (2010, 2018) | |
David Dean (born February 3, 1964) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head coach at Lanier County High School in Lakeland, Georgia, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for the University of West Georgia from 2017 to 2023. Dean served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 2007 to 2015, compiling a record of 79–27 in nine seasons. His team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2007 and in 2012.