| Dennis Parker | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Idabel HS (OK) |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Idabel, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | c. 1970 |
| Player Team1: | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| Player Positions: | Lineman |
| Coach Years1: | 1975–1976 |
| Coach Team1: | Oliver Wendell Holmes HS (TX) |
| Coach Years2: | 1977–1981 |
| Coach Team2: | Southeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1982–1983 |
| Coach Team3: | Judson HS (TX) (OC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1984–1990 |
| Coach Team4: | Marshall HS (TX) |
| Coach Years5: | 1991–1993 |
| Coach Team5: | North Texas |
| Coach Years6: | 1994–1998 |
| Coach Team6: | Cleburne HS (TX) |
| Coach Years7: | 2004–2006 |
| Coach Team7: | Mesa HS (AZ) |
| Coach Years8: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team8: | Texas Lutheran |
| Coach Years9: | 2014–2017 |
| Coach Team9: | Idabel HS (OK) |
| Overall Record: | 17–45–1 (college) |
Dennis Parker (born March 23, 1950) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Texas from 1991 to 1993 and at Texas Lutheran University from 2007 to 2009, compiling a career college football record of 17–45–1.
Parker began his coaching career in the high school ranks as an assistant at San Antonio Edison, San Antonio Holmes and Converse Judson. At Converse Judson, Parker was the offensive coordinator under coach Frank Arnold, as the team won the 1983 state championship. In 1984, he took over head coaching duties at Marshall, 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 succeeded Corky Nelson at North Texas in 1991. He left in 1993 after three losing seasons. He later coached at Cleburne and Mesa 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]