UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden’s Contract, Career Record, Age & Resume

UTEP’s trajectory as a program wasn’t heading in the right direction in the past few years with Dana Dimel as the Miners’ head coach.

UTEP went 7-6 in 2021 and appeared in the New Mexico Bowl but then was 8-16 the last two years. That included a 3-9 record in 2023 with a 2-6 mark against Conference USA foes.

That led to Dimel’s firing and the hire of former Austin Peay head coach Scotty Walden. UTEP hopes Walden begins leading the Miners to CUSA title contention in the near future.

Here’s more info about Walden.

What’s UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden’s Salary?

Scotty Walden signed a five-year deal with UTEP, though the financial details have not been widely reported.

However, he was expected to make about what former UTEP head coach Dana Dimel made in 2023. According to USA Today, Dimel made $829,000 in total pay last season.

Scotty Walden’s Coaching History

What’s UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden’s Record?

Scotty Walden is 1-3 in the FBS as a head coach. Those games occurred in 2020 when he was the interim head coach at Southern Miss. He’s 34-20 overall as a college head coach after going 26-14 at Austin Peay (2020-23) and 7-3 at East Texas Baptist (2016).

How Old Is UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden?

Scotty Walden is 34 years old.

UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden’s Background

Walden had both FBS experience and head coaching experience before going to UTEP.

Walden had been Austin Peay’s head coach since 2020. He was 26-14 during his time there. Though the Governors lost in the first round of the FCS playoffs in 2023, they’ve won conference championships each of the past two years after going 6-0 in UAC play this past season.

Previously, Walden coached at Southern Miss. He was a wide receivers coach from 2017-18, then became a co-offensive coordinator in 2019 and took over as head coach there for four games in 2020.