| Austin Dickinson | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Buena Vista |
| Current Conference: | ARC |
| Current Record: | 2–8 |
| Birth Place: | Woodbine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Buena Vista University (2010) Minot State University (2019) |
| Player Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Player Team1: | Buena Vista |
| Player Positions: | Defensive tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team1: | Minot State (GA/OL/TE) |
| Coach Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team2: | Buena Vista (OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team3: | Buena Vista (DL) |
| Coach Years4: | 2017 |
| Coach Team4: | North Dakota (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team5: | Minnesota State (DL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Coach Team6: | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team7: | Buena Vista |
| Overall Record: | 2–8 |
Austin Dickinson (born) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Buena Vista University, a position he has held since 2023.
Dickinson played college football for Buena Vista from 2006 to 2009. During his four-year career he was a four-time letterwinner at defensive tackle while registering 123 total tackles 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 a graduate assistant, offensive line, and tight ends coach for Minot State.[2] He returned to his alma mater in 2012 as the team's offensive line coach before transitioning into the defensive line coach for the 2014 season.[3] For a single season in 2017 he was an assistant coach with North Dakota before joining Minnesota State for his second stint as a defensive line coach.[4] [5] In 2020 he was hired by Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he was the defensive coordinator.[6] [7] [8]
On December 21, 2022, Dickinson was hired by Buena Vista as their head coach.[9]