Jake Dickert has guided Washington State through some turbulent times.
Most recently, the Cougars have been trying to find a path forward as nearly every Pac-12 team has left the conference. However, WSU and Oregon State did sort out their schedules for 2024, as they made an agreement to play a good number of Mountain West games in Dickert’s third full year as head coach.
Here’s more information about him.
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What’s Washington State Head Coach Jake Dickert’s Salary?
Jake Dickert signed a five-year deal that has incentives. Dickert made $2.7 million in total pay in 2023, according to USA Today, though that number may not be the same in 2024. WSU reportedly cut its football coaches’ salaries by up to 10% this offseason.
Jake Dickert’s Coaching History
| Years | Team | Position |
| 2021-present | Washington State | HC |
| 2020-21 | Washington State | DC/LBs |
| 2019 | Wyoming | DC/LBs/S |
| 2017-18 | Wyoming | S |
| 2016 | South Dakota State | S/Co-ST |
| 2014-15 | Minnesota State | DC/LBs |
| 2013 | Augustana | DC |
| 2012 | Southeast Missouri State | DBs |
| 2011 | South Dakota | DBs/ST |
| 2009-10 | North Dakota State | S |
| 2008 | North Dakota State | GA |
| 2007 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | GA |
What’s Washington State Head Coach Jake Dickert’s Record?
Jake Dickert is 15-16 in the FBS as a head coach. That’s all from the last three years at Washington State.
Dickert is 0-2 as a head coach in bowl games.
How Old Is Washington State Head Coach Jake Dickert?
Jake Dickert is 40 years old.
Washington State Head Coach Jake Dickert’s Background
Dickert was a top-notch defensive assistant before he was Washington State’s head coach.
He was WSU’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for two years previously. The Cougars consistently produced all-conference players and were among the best in the Pac-12 in multiple statistical categories.
Before going to WSU, he was a defensive coordinator at Wyoming in 2019 and worked with linebackers and safeties there from 2017-19. That was after he was a safeties coach and co-special teams coordinator at South Dakota State for a season.
Dickert was previously a defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Minnesota State (2014-15) and a DC at Augustana (2013). He worked with defensive backs at Southeast Missouri State (2012), South Dakota (2011), and North Dakota State (2009-10) and coached special teams at South Dakota as well.
He began his collegiate coaching career at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he was an all-conference wide receiver, as a graduate assistant in 2007 before also being a GA at NDSU in 2008.
