| Walt Wells | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Current Conference: | UAC |
| Current Record: | 21–20 |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Belmont University |
| Player Years1: | 1986–1989 |
| Player Team1: | Austin Peay |
| Player Positions: | Offensive lineman |
| Coach Years1: | 1994–1996 |
| Coach Team1: | Cumberland (TN) (AHC/OC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1997–1999 |
| Coach Team3: | Eastern Kentucky (TE) |
| Coach Years4: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | Eastern Kentucky (OL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2003–2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Western Kentucky (OC/OL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2013 |
| Coach Team6: | South Florida (OC/OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 2014 |
| Coach Team7: | New Mexico State (OL) |
| Coach Years8: | 2015 |
| Coach Team8: | Eastern Kentucky (AHC/OL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2016 |
| Coach Team9: | Tennessee (OQC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2017 |
| Coach Team10: | Tennessee (OL) |
| Coach Years11: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team11: | Kentucky (QC) |
| Coach Years12: | 2020–present |
| Coach Team12: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Overall Record: | 21–20 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Awards: | 2× ASUN Coach of the Year (2021–2022) AFCA FCS Region Number 3 Coach of the Year (2021) |
Walt Wells (born October 26, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University, a position he has held since 2019.[1]
Wells has over 20 years of coaching experience as an offensive line coach and coordinator with previous stops at Eastern Kentucky (1997–2002, 2015), New Mexico State (2014), South Florida (2013) and Western Kentucky (2003–2012). He also coached at Cumberland University from 1994 to 1996 and Smryna High School from 1992 to 1993.
On February 7, 2017, Walt Wells was promoted to offensive line coach at the University of Tennessee. He joined the Vols in the spring of 2016 as an offensive quality control coach, working primarily with the offensive line.[2]
On December 9, 2019, Wells was hired as the 15th head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University.
Wells earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Belmont University in 1993 after transferring from Austin Peay State University, where he played football. He also obtained a master's degree in human relations management from Cumberland University in 1995. Wells and his wife, Jennifer, have two children: Madison and K. J.[3]
On August 28, 2022, Walt Wells was hospitalized because he suffered a cardiac episode while at work.[4] On August 29, 2022, Chief of Staff Garry McPeek had to be named acting head coach.[5] On August 31, 2022, Wells was released from UK Hospital.[6]
* Conference schedule not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
^ Conference record for the ASUN-WAC AQ7 Challenge
^^ Could not coach games vs. Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green due to health issues
^^^ Received the AQ7 Playoff bid due to Jacksonville State's transition to FBS