Landon Fox is an American

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coach. He is the

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator (DC) is a coach responsible for a gridiron football team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's coaching structure, wit ...

and

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coach for the

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. Once West ...

, positions he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for

Valparaiso University Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. It is an independent Lutheran university with five colleges. It enrolls nearly 2,300 students and has a campus. The university is known for its Luthe ...

from 2019 to 2024. He also coached for

Preble Shawnee High School Preble Shawnee High School is a public secondary school in Gratis Township, Ohio Gratis Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,224 people in the township. Geography Located in ...

, Lakeland,

Dayton Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...

Ball State Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. The university has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne, and Fishers, Indiana. T ...

, and Wayne State (MI). He played college football for

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. During Fox's 13 combined years at Dayton, he served as a

graduate assistant A graduate assistant serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The assistant typically helps professors with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants or with academic research resp ...

defensive backs In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

coach, and finally as defensive coordinator from 2010 to 2018.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Western Illinois profile

Valparaiso profile

Dayton profile
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ball State Cardinals football coaches Dayton Flyers football coaches Defiance Yellow Jackets football players Lakeland Muskies football coaches Valparaiso Beacons football coaches Wayne State Warriors football coaches Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches High school football coaches in Ohio {{2010s-collegefootball-coach-stub