Darrell Hazell

Darrell Hazell
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Kent State
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record 5–7
Playing career
1983–1985 Muskingum
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987
1988
1989–1991
1992–1994
1995–1996
1997–1998
1999–2000
2001–2002
2003
2004
2005–2010
2011–present
Oberlin (RB)
Eastern Illinois (RB/WR)
Oberlin (OC)
Penn (RB)
Western Michigan (WR)
Army (WR/TE)
West Virginia (RB)
Rutgers (WR)
Rutgers (asst. HC)
Ohio State (WR/KR)
Ohio State (asst. HC/WR)
Kent State
Head coaching record
Overall 5–7

Darrell Hazell is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach at Kent State University.

A native of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Hazell attended Muskingum University starting in the fall of 1982. He played on the football team as a starter for his final three years at the school. Hazell graduated in 1986.[1]

He held assistant coaching positions at Oberlin, Eastern Illinois, Penn, Western Michigan, Army, West Virginia, and Rutgers. Hazell then served as the wide receivers coach at Ohio State under Jim Tressel from 2004 to 2010.[1] In December 2010, Kent State University hired him as its head coach.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Kent State Golden Flashes (MAC) (2011–present)
2011 Kent State 5–7 4–4 3rd (East)
Kent State: 5–7 4–4
Total: 5–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. ^ a b Darrell Hazell Biography, Ohio State University, August 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Sources: Darrell Hazell hired at Kent St., ESPN, December 19, 2010.