Derek Dooley (born June 10, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who last served as a senior offensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Dooley played alongside other notable Clarke Central (and later NFL) players, including kicker John Kasay (Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints), defensive end and former University of Tennessee defensive line coach Chuck Smith (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina) and wide receiver Willie Green (Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos).

[7] He earned a scholarship with the Cavaliers following his second season and helped the school to three bowl appearances, including an ACC championship in 1989.

[11] Dooley started his college coaching career with a one-year stint as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia in 1996.

[12] This is where his father Vince Dooley was the athletic director and head football coach who won the 1980 national championship there.

[13][14] Dooley spent the 1997–1999 seasons as the wide receivers coach at Southern Methodist University, while also holding the duties of assistant recruiting coordinator during his final two years at SMU.

[15][16] In 2000, Dooley was hired by Nick Saban at LSU as the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach, a capacity in which he served until 2002.

[23] On March 6, 2008, Dooley was named the Athletics Director of Louisiana Tech University replacing former AD Jim Oakes.

[30][31] He replaced Lane Kiffin, who resigned to become head coach at the University of Southern California after one season at Tennessee.

[35] The only in-depth on the record discussion of his tenure was given nearly four years later during a live two-hour televised interview with Clay Travis of Fox Sports Outkick the Coverage in June 2016.

[46] In 2011, the team finished a disappointing 5–7, dropping the last game of the season to Kentucky, which ended a 26-game winning streak against the Wildcats.

[54] However, another loss to the rival Florida Gators, a game in which the Vols were in control for a majority of time, sent the season trending downward.

[67] In the game, Mizzou threw for 373 yards (including a program bowl-game record three passing touchdowns) while running for 264 more in the 38–33 loss to Oklahoma State.

[80] During three of Dooley's five seasons with the team, he contributed to an offensive coaching staff that finished fifth in the NFL in points three times, in 2013, 2014, and 2016.

Before embarking on his coaching career, Dooley practiced law at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Atlanta, Georgia.

[91] He is the son of former University of Georgia head football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley.

The Dooley's hosted the Big Orange Experience, an annual fundraising event for Variety, an organization that provides financial support for numerous children's charities.

In 2012, some of the proceeds funded the Dooley-Witten Learning Center at the Halls/Powell Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley, a project on which Dooley teamed up with former Vol and Dallas Cowboys All-Pro Tight End Jason Witten.