Landon Fox
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator & safeties coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | Big South–OVC |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Defiance |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Preble Shawnee HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 2001 | Lakeland (GA) |
| 2002–2003 | Dayton (GA) |
| 2004 | Ball State (GA) |
| 2005–2007 | Wayne State (MI) (LB/ST) |
| 2008–2009 | Dayton (DB) |
| 2010–2018 | Dayton (DC) |
| 2019–2024 | Valparaiso |
| 2025–present | Western Illinois (DC/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–42 |
Landon Fox is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Western Illinois University, positions he has held since 2025.[1] He was the head football coach for Valparaiso University from 2019 to 2024.[2][3] He also coached for Preble Shawnee High School, Lakeland, Dayton, Ball State, and Wayne State (MI). He played college football for Defiance.
During Fox's 13 combined years at Dayton, he served as a graduate assistant, defensive backs coach, and finally as defensive coordinator from 2010 to 2018.[4][5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Crusaders/Beacons (Pioneer Football League) (2019–2024) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Valparaiso | 1–11 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Valparaiso | 4–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2021 | Valparaiso | 4–7 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Valparaiso | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Valparaiso | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2024 | Valparaiso | 4–7 | 2–5 | 9th | |||||
| Valparaiso: | 21–42 | 16–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–42 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "WIU Football Names Landon Fox as New Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach". Western Illinois University. January 13, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ TN, Streamline Technologies | Nashville. "Landon Fox Hired to Lead Valpo Football Program". www.valpoathletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Weinstein, Robbie. "Update: Valparaiso football coach Cecchini leaving for Bucknell". nwitimes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Osipoff, Michael. "Grind and shine: Former Dayton defensive coordinator Landon Fox takes over at Valparaiso". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Information, Valparaiso University Sports. "VU hires Fox". TheNewsDispatch.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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