Austin Dickinson (American football)

Austin Dickinson (born c. 1988) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Buena Vista University, a position he has held since 2023.

Playing career
Dickinson played college football for Buena Vista from 2006 to 2009. During his four-year career he was a four-time letterwinner at defensive tackle while registering 123 total tackles and fourteen tackles for loss. As a senior in 2009 he had 45 total tackles and a career-high 6.5 tackles for loss.

Coaching career
Dickinson began his coaching career on the offensive side of the ball as a graduate assistant, offensive line, and tight ends coach for Minot State. He returned to his alma mater in 2012 as the team's offensive line coach before transitioning into the defensive line coach for the 2014 season. For a single season in 2017 he was an assistant coach with North Dakota before joining Minnesota State for his second stint as a defensive line coach. In 2020 he was hired by Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he was the defensive coordinator.

On December 21, 2022, Dickinson was hired by Buena Vista as their head coach.