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Joe Lee Dunn
By Ethan Levine
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Joe Lee Dunn spent more than a decade coaching in the SEC at four different schools, including one year as the head coach at Ole Miss in 1994. Lee served as the head coach at New Mexico from 1983-1986, and worked as defensive coordinator at South Carolina, Memphis and Ole Miss over the next seven seasons before taking over as the Rebels’ head coach. In one season as head coach, the Rebels were just 4-7 under Dunn and just 2-6 in the SEC. He was 21-37 overall as a college head coach at Ole Miss and New Mexico. Dunn also served as defensive coordinator at Arkansas in 1995 and Mississippi State from 1996-2002.
| Coaching History | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive Coordinator | McMurry Indians | 2009-Present |
| Defensive Coordinator | New Mexico St. Aggies | 2008 |
| Head Coach | Ridgeway High School (Tenn.) | 2006-2007 |
| Defensive Coordinator | Memphis Tigers | 2003-2005 |
| Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 1996-2002 |
| Defensive Coordinator | Arkansas Razorbacks | 1995 |
| Head Coach | Ole Miss Rebels | 1994 |
| Defensive Coordinator | Ole Miss Rebels | 1992-1993 |
| Defensive Coordinator | Memphis St. Tigers | 1989-1991 |
| Defensive Coordinator | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1987-1988 |
| Head Coach | New Mexico Lobos | 1983-1986 |
| Assistant Coach | New Mexico Lobos | 1980-1982 |
| Graduate Assistant | Chattanooga Mocs | 1971-1979 |
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
