Dave Dunn (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1965)}}

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| name = Dave Dunn

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Christopher Columbus HS (FL)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|15}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1986–1989

| player_team1 = San Diego

| player_years2 = 1991–1992

| player_team2 = Graz Giants

| player_positions = Nose guard

| coach_years1 = 1990

| coach_team1 = San Diego (DL)

| coach_years2 = 1992

| coach_team2 = Indiana State (OLB)

| coach_years3 = 1993–1996

| coach_team3 = Masuk HS (CT)

| coach_years4 = 1997–1998

| coach_team4 = Harvard (DL)

| coach_years5 = 1999–2000

| coach_team5 = Christopher Columbus HS (FL)

| coach_years6 = 2001–2002

| coach_team6 = Pope John Paul II HS (FL)

| coach_years7 = 2003–2004

| coach_team7 = Florida Atlantic (RB/ST)

| coach_years8 = 2005

| coach_team8 = Becker

| coach_years9 = 2006–2015

| coach_team9 = Catholic University

| coach_years10 = 2016

| coach_team10 = Marshall (TE)

| coach_years11 = 2017

| coach_team11 = Colby (OC/QB)

| coach_years12 = 2019–present

| coach_team12 = Christopher Columbus HS (FL)

| overall_record = 42–67 (college)
56–26 (high school)

| bowl_record = 1–0

| tournament_record =

| championships = 1 ODAC (2008)
3 FHSAA 8A (2019),(2022),(2023)
2 Austrian Football League (1991,1992)

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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.

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.

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.[http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/news/06DunnAnnouncement.htm Catholic University Names New Head Football Coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511173903/http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/news/06DunnAnnouncement.htm |date=May 11, 2008 }}, Catholic University of America, January 25, 2006. In May 2016, he announced that he was stepping down from the position and moving on to Marshall University as an assistant coach.[http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160531ppldp9 Dunn to Step Down as Head Coach of Catholic Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603144718/http://www.cuacardinals.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160531ppldp9 |date=June 3, 2016 }}.

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Becker Hawks

| conf = NCAA Division III independent

| startyear = 2005

| endyear = single

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 2005

| name = Becker

| overall = 0–8

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Becker

| overall = 0–8

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Catholic University Cardinals

| conf = Old Dominion Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2006

| endyear = 2014

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 2006

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 1–5

| confstanding = 6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 5–5

| conference = 1–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2008

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = ECAC Southeast

| bowloutcome = W

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2009

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 7th

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| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2010

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 2–4

| confstanding = 5th

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2011

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 5–5

| conference = 1–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2012

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = 7th

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| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2013

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–4th

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2014

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 8th

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| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2015

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = T–7thth

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| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Catholic University

| overall = 42–59

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 42–67

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References

External links

[https://www.catholicathletics.com/sports/fball/coaches/dunn_dave?view=bio Catholic University profile]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.

Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football defensive linemen

Category:Becker Hawks football coaches

Category:Catholic University Cardinals football coaches

Category:Colby Mules football coaches

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