Dan Mullen

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High school career

Mullen attended Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he helped lead the Pioneers to the state championship in 1988.

College career

Mullen attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he lettered for two years at a young age and was a first-team All-Centennial Conference pick his senior year. He earned a bachelor's degree in Education in 1994. He went back to Wagner College, where he coached wide receivers and earned a master's degree in Education in 1996.

Coaching career

Mullen was recruited by Urban Meyer to teach QBs at Bowling Green from 2001 to 2002 after being a student assistant at Syracuse and Notre Dame. Mullen will continue in the same role with Meyer after the latter was recruited by Utah, where they both stayed for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. During his time at Utah, Brian Johnson, a quarterback who led Utah to 13–0 and a Sugar Bowl victory in 2008-2009, was also recruited and briefly coached him.

Following an undefeated 2004 season that culminated in Utes QB Alex Smith being the first overall pick in the draft, Meyer was hired by the University of Florida. Mullen was the interim offensive coordinator for the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, leading the team to a 35-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers. Mullen will join Meyer's staff at Florida as offensive coordinator and QB coach after the victory.

Mullen has worked with several key players, including quarterback Alex Smith (Utah), Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow (Florida), Dak Prescott (Mississippi State), and Kyle Trask (Florida).

Mullen, along with former Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly, and former Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive coordinator Gary Crowton, are among the so-called "New Hampshire mafia" since they both have strong ties to New Hampshire.

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

According to Scout.com, Mullen's first recruiting class in Mississippi State ranked 19th in the country. His 2012 recruiting class was ranked 18th in the country, with his 2012 recruiting class ranked 18th in the nation. His team went 5-7 against the toughest schedule in the country in their first season as head coach at Mississippi State in 2009.

In 2010, his Bulldog team went 9–4 overall and 4–4 in the SEC, with victories over Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi; the four losses were among those ranked in the top 12. Mississippi State closed the 2010 season by defeating traditional power Michigan 51-14 in the 2011 Gator Bowl, 52–14, earning a top-ten ranking in the final AP poll.

Mullen's Bulldogs finished the year ranked 19th in the country in 2011. The Bulldogs were devastated by losing their first SEC game of the year, and they took the game against Ole Miss with a 5–6 record. They defeated the Rebels, 31–3, and Wake Forest, 23–17, to finish 7–6 on the year.

Mississippi State opened 2012 with a victory over Jackson State and a victory over Auburn, the first time the Bulldogs have defeated the Tigers since 2007. Mississippi State defeated Alabama 7-0, and was ranked number 13 in the game versus number one, undefeated Alabama. MSU lost 38–7 and two more to number 16 Texas A&M and number 9 LSU. MSU defeated Arkansas in straight over Ole Miss, who was 5–6 going into the match, similar to MSU the year before. In the Gator Bowl, the Bulldogs lost 41–24 and then lost 34–20 to Northwestern to finish 8–5.

Mississippi State lost by 21–3 to No. 13 Oklahoma State, starting the 2013 season. They defeated Alcorn State but lost 24-20 to Auburn. They defeated Troy, Kentucky, and Bowling Green, defeating LSU, Texas A&M, and Alabama, and Alabama, and Alabama to fall to 4–6 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to face Arkansas. MSU won, 24-17 in overtime, and was 5–6 in the Ole Miss game. MSU missed a game-winning field goal to force overtime, and Dak Prescott scored a 3-yard touchdown on 4th and 2, beating Ole Miss the ball up 17–10. Bo Wallace stumbled in the end zone, winning MSU by 17-10 and gaining the MSU victory for the first time in school history, and the fourth straight bowl berth. MSU defeated Rice 4-7 in the Liberty Bowl, finishing 7-6.

Mullen led the Bulldogs to one of the best seasons in school history in 2014. The Bulldogs defeated #8 LSU, 34–29, killing them at #12 in the polls, allowing them to enter the polls at #12. He claimed his first Top 10 victory at Mississippi State, his first Top 10 victory at Death Valley. He followed up by defeating #6 Texas A&M, 48-31 in Starkville, propelling them to third place in the country. They defeated #2 Auburn, 38–23, lifting them to the top spot in both major polls (as well as the inaugural College Football Playoff Top 25) for the first time in nearly half a century, and the highest ranking in Mississippi State's history. Any chance of a national championship was shattered by Alabama's defeats to Mississippi and Mississippi. The Bulldogs won their third 10-win season in school history, with their third straight season in school history. After the 1937 Orange Bowl and the 1941 Orange Bowl, they earned themselves a spot in the Orange Bowl, where they lost to Georgia Tech, 49-34, their third major bowl appearance in school history.

Mullen made SEC history by winning a bowl game and still finish with a losing record on the season; Mississippi State ended the season with a 6-7 record.

Mullen's four-year contract, according to Mississippi State Athletic Director John Cohen, who announced it on February 27, 2017.

Mullen was already the third-winning coach in Mississippi State history, behind only Jackie Sherrill and Allyn McKeen, owing to his sterling 2014 campaign. The Bulldogs defeated Kentucky 4–7 on October 14, giving Mullen his 66th victory with the Bulldogs and vaulting him over McKeen to become the second-winning coach in school history.

Mullen signed a six-year, $36.6 million contract to become the Florida Gators' new head coach on November 26, 2017. Mullen's first recruiting class at Florida was ranked at 13, up six from the previous season. Mullen's first Gator team went 10-3 and finished No. 1 after a 4–7 campaign under coach Jim McElwain. The AP Poll has a 7-7 record after winning by 41–15 over then-No. In the Peach Bowl, 8 Michigan is ranked 8th. He led the Gators to an 11–2 record the following year, including a 36-28 victory over Virginia in the Orange Bowl.

Mullen's Gators' third season as quarterback Kyle Trask's led the way in record-breaking numbers, including a nation-high 4,125 passing touchdowns and 43 passing touchdowns, the latter of which tied a school single-season record. However, they lost their last three games after giving up 144 points, including a 55-20 loss to Oklahoma in Florida's first-ever appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Despite the fact that the offense was solid, Mullen drew increasing criticism for his apparent disinterest in the bowl game, his attempts to recruit top players to Florida, and the Gators' porous defense, which gave up more points per game than any Florida team in over a century. Despite numerous supporters and commentators' calls for Mullen to fire defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and shake up his defensive staff, he decided to keep Grantham and limited staff changes to two defensive assistant coaches.

The Gators were 3-1 and ranked No. 1 on the charts, with three out of place. During the 2021 season, the 2021 season was 10 years old, but Florida's record fell below.500 due to a string of upset losses. Mullen fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham after losing to arch-rival Georgia and 18.5-point underdog South Carolina in October. Mullen was fired as the head coach of the Florida Gators on November 21, following an overtime loss to underdog Missouri, according to the Gators' record of 5–6.

Mullen started volunteering as a "contributing resource" for the Lake Oconee Academy Titans on May 14, 2022, by AD Chris Ingle. Rumors erupted days before this was announced that he would be the offensive coordinator; however, GHSA By-Law #2.51 states, "An athletic coach must be a licensed teacher meeting the teaching requirements and be employed by only one board of education or a similar governing authority." Mullen had no intention of teaching, hence the title "contributing resource" was given.

Broadcasting career

Mullen became a television broadcaster in 2022, covering college football for ABC and ESPN.

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