Brett Dietz

DePauw University

Title

Head Football Coach
Phone

765-658-4582
Email

brettdietz@depauw.edu
Alma Mater

Hanover '04

Brett Dietz joined the DePauw University football coaching staff in August of 2010 as a part-time receivers coach and was hired full-time as the quarterbacks and receivers coach for the 2011 season. He became offensive coordinator in 2014 and was named head coach in January 2020.

Career Highlights

Led the NCAC's Football Staff of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 after the Tigers won NCAC titles each of those years.
Named the North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2021 after leading DePauw to its first NCAC title.
2025 Tigers earned program's fifth straight NCAA Division III postseason appearance and advanced to the round of 16 for the second straight year and third time in five years.
2025 Tigers won a second-round NCAA game at Wis.-Whitewater for the program's first posseason road win.
Directed 2024 Tigers to a second straight 10-0 regular season and to the NCAA third round after winning a second-round game over Maryville (Tenn.).
2023 Tigers were the first in program history to go 10-0 in the regular season and made the program's third straight NCAA appearance.
2022 Tigers finished 9-2 overall and 7-1 in the NCAC and earned an NCAA postseason berth.
2021 Tigers matched a school record with nine wins and earned the program's first-ever NCAA postseason win after DePauw defeated Rose-Hulman, 26-21, in the first round
Led DePauw to a 2-0 record during the spring 2021 season after the fall season was canceled due to Covid
After graduating from Hanover, Dietz competed in the European Football League for the Turku Trojans of Finland where he led his team to an 11-1 record and into the championship game
Played one season for the Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor Football League
Played one season for the Louisville Fire of the Arena Football League 2
Signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League
Earned co-Rookie of the Year honors after leading the team to an 8-2 record
In 2010 Dietz led the Storm to Arena Bowl XXIII where he threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns in a 69-57 loss to Spokane.
Coached at both the college and high school level in his off seasons
Served as an assistant high school coach at three different schools
Coached the defensive backs at Marian (Ind.) College in their 2007 inaugural season

Academic and Athletic Highlights

Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Hanover College
Four-sport letterman and was named Hanover's most outstanding athlete in his senior season
As the Panthers' quarterback, Dietz led Division III in total offense (380.5 yards/game) during the 2003 season
Set Hanover's single-season records for pass completions (314) and attempts (497)

Dietz's Career Coaching Record

	--NCAC--			--Overall--
Year	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
2021 (spring)	0	0	.000	2	0	1.000
2021 (fall)	8	1	.889	9	3	.750
2022	7	1	.875	9	2	.818
2023	8	0	1.000	10	1	.909
2024	8	0	1.000	11	1	.917
2025	7	1	.875	10	2	.833
Totals	38	3	.927	51	9	.850