Dave Dunn (American football)
Dave Dunn (born October 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Christopher Columbus High School in Westchester, Florida. Dunn served as the head football coach at Becker College in 2005 and the Catholic University of America from 2006 to 2015.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 15, 1965 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | San Diego |
| 1991–1992 | Graz Giants |
| Position(s) | Nose guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990 | San Diego (DL) |
| 1992 | Indiana State (OLB) |
| 1993–1996 | Masuk HS (CT) |
| 1997–1998 | Harvard (DL) |
| 1999–2000 | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) |
| 2001–2002 | Pope John Paul II HS (FL) |
| 2003–2004 | Florida Atlantic (RB/ST) |
| 2005 | Becker |
| 2006–2015 | Catholic |
| 2016 | Marshall (TE) |
| 2017 | Colby (OC/QB) |
| 2019–present | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–67 (college) 56–26 (high school) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 ODAC (2008) 1 FHSAA 8A (2019) 2 Austrian Football League (1991,1992) | |
Playing career
Dunn played college football at the University of San Diego and was team captain his junior and senior years, all conference and team MVP while playing defensive line. Dunn signed and played professionally in 1991-1992 for the Graz Giants in the Austrian Football League. The Giants won the Austrian Bowl league championship and were 16-4 during his the two seasons.
Coaching career
Dunn began his college coaching career in 1990 at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, as defensive line coach. Afterwards, he moved to Indiana State University as outside linebackers coach. He then went to Harvard University, where he was the defensive line and strength coach. After Harvard, he moved to Florida Atlantic University as the running backs and special teams coach.[1]
His first job as head coach came in 2005, as he signed for Becker College. The following season, 2006, he was named head coach at the Catholic University of America.[1] On may, 2016, he announced that he was stepping down from the position and moving on to Marshall University as an assistant coach.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Hawks (NCAA Division III independent) (2005) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Becker | 0–8 | |||||||
| Becker: | 0–8 | ||||||||
| Catholic University Cardinals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (2006–2014) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Catholic University | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | Catholic University | 5–5 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008 | Catholic University | 9–2 | 4–2 | T–1st | W ECAC Southeast | ||||
| 2009 | Catholic University | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Catholic University | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Catholic University | 5–5 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | Catholic University | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Catholic University | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Catholic University | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2015 | Catholic University | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–7thth | |||||
| Catholic University: | 42–59 | ||||||||
| Total: | 42–67 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Catholic University Names New Head Football Coach Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Catholic University of America, January 25, 2006.
- Dunn to Step Down as Head Coach of Catholic Football Archived June 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
Coach Dunn is currently Head Coach at Christopher Columbus High School Where he continues his winning traditions capturing 3 state titles in his 4 years there