16 Facts About Dan Mullen

Daniel Mullen was born on April 27,1972 and is an American college football coach, who is currently the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dan Mullen served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 2009 to 2017 and the University of Florida from 2018 until 2021.

Dan Mullen attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he lettered for two years playing tight end and was a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection his senior year.

Dan Mullen graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Education.

Dan Mullen went on to Wagner College, where he coached wide receivers and earned a master's degree in Education in 1996.

Dan Mullen would stay in the same position with Meyer after the latter was hired by Utah where they both stayed for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

On December 11,2008, Dan Mullen was hired as the head coach of Mississippi State by former Athletic Director Greg Byrne.

Dan Mullen's first recruiting class at Mississippi State was ranked 19th in the nation by Scout.

In 2011, Dan Mullen's Bulldogs entered the year ranked number 19 in the nation.

In 2014, Dan Mullen led the Bulldogs to one of the greatest seasons in school history.

Primarily on the strength of his sterling 2014 season, Dan Mullen was already the third-winningest coach in Mississippi State history, behind only Jackie Sherrill and Allyn McKeen.

On November 26,2017, Dan Mullen signed a six-year, $36.6 million contract to become the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team.

ESPN ranked Dan Mullen's first recruiting class at Florida at 13, an increase of six from the previous season.

On May 14,2022, Dan Mullen began volunteering as a "contributing resource" for the Lake Oconee Academy Titans by AD Chris Ingle.

On December 12,2024, Dan Mullen was named the head coach at UNLV.

Dan Mullen worked as a studio analyst and color commentator, covering college football for ABC and ESPN until 2024 when he reentered coaching.