Darrell Hazell

Darrell Hazell
Biographical details
Born (1964-04-14) April 14, 1964 (age 60)
Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1985Muskingum
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987Oberlin (RB)
1988Eastern Illinois (RB/WR)
1989–1991Oberlin (OC)
1992–1994Penn (RB)
1995–1996Western Michigan (WR)
1997–1998Army (WR/TE)
1999–2000West Virginia (RB)
2001–2002Rutgers (WR)
2003Rutgers (asst. HC/WR)
2004Ohio State (WR)
2005–2010Ohio State (asst. HC/WR)
2011–2012Kent State
2013–2016Purdue
2017–2018Minnesota Vikings (WR)
Head coaching record
Overall25–43
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MAC East Division (2012)

Darrell Ivan Hazell (born April 14, 1964) is a former American football coach. Hazell has been a head coach twice, with Kent State from 2011 to 2012, and Purdue from 2013 to 2016.

A native of Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey, Hazell graduated in 1982 from Cinnaminson High School where he played football and ran track and then attended Muskingum University starting in the fall of 1982.[1] He played on the football team as a starter for his final three years at the school. Hazell graduated in 1986.[2]

He held assistant coaching positions at Oberlin, Eastern Illinois, Penn, Western Michigan, Army, West Virginia, and Rutgers. Hazell then served as the wide receivers coach at Ohio State under Jim Tressel from 2004 to 2010.[2] In December 2010, Kent State hired him as its head coach.[3] On November 28, 2012, Hazell was named 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year by the conference's coaches.

On December 5, 2012, Purdue named Hazell their new head coach, replacing Danny Hope.[4] Hazell holds the lowest win percentage for a multiple-season coach in the program's history.[5]

  1. ^ Marc Narducci (December 22, 2010). "Cinnaminson's Hazell realizes dream". www.philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Darrell Hazell Biography". www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. Retrieved August 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Joe Schad (December 19, 2010). "Sources: Darrell Hazell hired at Kent St". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures.
  4. ^ "Darrell Hazell Named Head Football Coach". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University Athletic Department. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "Purdue Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.