Dana Carl Holgorsen (born June 21, 1971) is an American college football coach.

[4] He was nominated to the Iowa Shrine Bowl all-star south team where he had one reception for 20 yards.

[6] He then transferred to Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, where he finished his career with 145 receptions and 1,711 yards.

Houston had long been known for high-scoring offenses, from the Veer, which tallied 100 points in one game, to the Run and Shoot of the late 1980s, which set numerous college football records.

[3] Under Holgorsen's tutelage, Case Keenum would go on to become college football's all-time leading passer in yards gained and touchdowns.

At Houston, Holgorsen demonstrated his own brand of the Air Raid offense that often used motion to confuse opposing defenses, as well as wearing them down.

Houston's fast wide receivers were ideal to the style of spread Holgorsen ran, and Houston continued using much the same offense after Holgorsen departed to lead the NCAA with over 50 points per game, and 600 yards of offense per game in 2011.

[8] The postseason accolades have been plentiful for Holgorsen's offensive players in 2010, quarterback Brandon Weeden became the first OSU passer to ever earn first team All-Big 12 honors.

Wide receiver Justin Blackmon was named the recipient of the 2010 Biletnikoff Award, given to the top receiver in the nation, and running back Kendall Hunter was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back.

[3] Holgorsen was a 2010 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.

[10] The relationship between Stewart and Holgorsen was strained from the start and finally came to a head when Colin Dunlap, a former reporter from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, claimed Stewart had asked him and another reporter from the Charleston Gazette to dig up negative information about Holgorsen's behavior.

Holgorsen did apologize for an early morning incident when he was asked to leave a West Virginia casino;[11] no further negative information came forth.

Holgorsen's contract stated that his salary would be prorated at $1.4 million for the remainder of the season should he become head coach before 2012.

[17] Holgorsen resigned from his West Virginia job on January 1, 2019, to accept the head-coaching position at Houston, where he previously was the offensive coordinator under head coach Kevin Sumlin.

Holgorsen was fired on November 26, 2023, following a losing season in the team’s first year as part of the Big 12 Conference.

[19] Houston agreed to pay $14.8 million in buyout money, but his deal includes a mitigation clause which may reduce the amount if he takes another job.

He replaces former offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, who was assigned solely as the tight ends coach.

Holgorsen played wide receiver at Iowa Wesleyan College, earning a degree in 1993 and a master's in health and physical education from Valdosta State University in 1995.