Dana August Dimel (October 9, 1962 – December 3, 2024) was an American college football coach and player.

[2] After one season on the defensive line, Dimel made the switch to offensive tackle for his final two years at Kansas State.

[3] He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as a free agent in June 1987 and released in August.

As the offensive coordinator in 1995 and 1996, the Wildcats won nineteen games and finished sixth and seventeenth in the coaches' poll in respective years.

The Wildcats finished in the Top 15 each season and quarterback Collin Klein was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.

[7] On July 22, 2024, Dimel was hired as a senior offensive assistant for Illinois under head coach Bret Bielema.