Dave Ewart
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Dave Ewart
| current_team = Jacksonville Sharks
| image = DaveEwart.PNG
| caption = Ewart during a 2013 game
| position = Assistant head coach
| number =
| college = East Tennessee State
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|30}}
| birth_place =
| height_ft =
| height_in =
| undraftedyear = 1991
| pastteams =
| pastcoaching =
- East Tennessee State (1991)
Offensive line coach - Glenville State College (1992–1993)
Defensive line coach / special teams coordinator - Cleveland Thunderbolts ({{AFL Year|1994}})
Defensive & offensive coordinator / defensive line coach - St. Louis Stampede ({{AFL Year|1995}})
Defensive coordinator - St. Louis Stampede ({{AFL Year|1996}})
Head coach - Texas Terror ({{AFL Year|1997}})
Head coach - Florida Bobcats ({{AFL Year|1998}})
Defensive & offensive coordinator / defensive line coach - New England Sea Wolves ({{AFL Year|1999}})
Assistant - Florida Bobcats ({{AFL Year|2000}}–{{AFL Year|2001}})
Head coach - Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2002}}–{{AFL Year|2010}})
Assistant - Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2013}})
Head coach - Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2014}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
Defensive coordinator - Jacksonville Sharks (2018–present)
Assistant head coach
| highlights =
- 2× ArenaBowl champion (XVII, XXVII)
- 2× All-Southern Conference Team (1989 & 1990)
- 1-AA All-American (1990)
| coachregrecord = 46–65 ({{winpct|46|65}})
| coachplayoffrecord = 0–2 ({{winpct|0|2}})
| coachrecord = 46–67 ({{winpct|46|67}})
}}
David Ewart (born March 30, 1969) is the assistant head coach for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL).{{cite web|title=Sharks hire Dave Ewart as Assistant Head Coach|url=http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/408-sharks-hire-dave-ewart-as-assistant-head-coach.html|website=NationalArenaLeague.com|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184729/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/408-sharks-hire-dave-ewart-as-assistant-head-coach.html|url-status=dead}}
College career
Ewart attended Salem International University from 1987 to 1988 playing as an offensive lineman on the Tigers football team before transferring to East Tennessee State University.{{cite web |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/04/02/news_pf/Sports/Acting_like_he_s_boss.shtml |title=Acting like he's boss - again |author=Frank Pastor |date=April 2, 2005 |publisher=St. Petersburg Times. |work=www.sptimes.com |access-date=July 31, 2013}} During his years at East Tennessee State, Ewart was twice named an All-Southern Conference selection and was a Division-1AA All-American selection.
Coaching career
=Tampa Bay Storm=
Ewart served as an assistant under Tim Marcum for seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm, Ewart was named the Storm's 6th Head Coach in team history on February 17, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/dave-ewart-a-longtime-tim-marcum-assistant-becomes-tampa-bay-storm-coach/1152298 |title=Dave Ewart, a longtime Tim Marcum assistant, becomes Tampa Bay Storm coach |date=February 17, 2011 |author=Joe Smith |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |work=www.tampabay.com |access-date=July 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215095413/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/dave-ewart-a-longtime-tim-marcum-assistant-becomes-tampa-bay-storm-coach/1152298 |url-status=dead }} After two losing seasons, the Storm were putting together a promising 7-4 season in 2013, when quarterback Adrian McPherson was injured. The Storm went on to lose seven straight games to end the season, but still made the playoffs. This was the first time the Storm made the playoffs under Ewart.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/storm-loses-to-pittsburgh-still-makes-arena-playoffs/2132430/ |title=Storm loses to Pittsburgh, still makes Arena playoffs |author=Brandon Wright |date=July 20, 2013 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |work=www.tampabay.com |access-date=July 31, 2013}} The Storm lost their first round playoff game, and with the team's eighth straight loss, the Storm fired Ewart.{{cite web |url=http://tbo.com/sports/storm-coach-ewart-fired-after-eight-straight-losses-20130806/ |title=Storm coach Ewart fired after eight straight losses |date=August 6, 2013 |author=Mike Camunas |publisher=TAMPA MEDIA GROUP, Inc. |work=www.tbo.com |access-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-date=August 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824193519/http://tbo.com/sports/storm-coach-ewart-fired-after-eight-straight-losses-20130806/ |url-status=dead }}
=Arizona Rattlers=
Ewart was Arizona Rattlers' defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2016.{{cite web |url=http://arizonasports.com/242/1712568/Rattlers-set-to-go-after-3rd-straight-title |title=Arizona Rattlers begin 'journey' toward third straight title |author=Craig Grialou |date=March 11, 2014 |publisher=Bonneville International |work=www.arizonasports.com |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314150337/http://arizonasports.com/242/1712568/Rattlers-set-to-go-after-3rd-straight-title |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.azrattlers.com/staff_member/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817073243/http://www.azrattlers.com/staff_member/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 17, 2016 | title=COACHING STAFF | publisher=azrattlers.com | access-date=January 15, 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/storm-coach-lawrence-samuels-taking-winless-season-hard/2279390/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115061143/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/storm-coach-lawrence-samuels-taking-winless-season-hard/2279390 | url-status=live | archive-date=January 15, 2018 | title=Storm coach Lawrence Samuels taking winless season hard | publisher=tampabay.com | date=May 28, 2016 | access-date=January 15, 2018 | author=Wright, Brandon}}
=Head coaching record=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Team | rowspan=2|Year | colspan=5|Regular season | colspan=4|Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| STL||1996
||6||4||0||.600||3rd in Central|| 0 || 1 || .000 || {{small|Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in AFL Quarterfinals}} | ||||||||
| TEX||1997
||6||8||0||.429||3rd in Central|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| FLA||2000
||3||11||0||.214||5th in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| FLA||2001
||6||8||0||.429||4th in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| colspan=2|FLA total||9||19||0||.321| | ||||||||
| | | ||||||||
| TB||2005
||1||1||0||.500||3rd in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| TB||2006
||2||1||0||.666||4th in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| TB||{{afly|2011}}
||7||11||0||.388||4th in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| TB||{{afly|2012}}
||8||10||0||.444||4th in Southern|| - || - || - || - | ||||||||
| TB||{{afly|2013}}
||7||11||0||.388||3rd in Southern|| 0 || 1 || .000 || {{small|Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in Conference semifinals}} | ||||||||
| colspan=2|TB total||25||34||0||.424| | ||||||||
| |0 | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| colspan=2|Total{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=8 |title=Dave Ewart Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |publisher=ArenaFan.com |access-date=July 31, 2013}}||46||65||0||.414||||0||2||.000|| |
References
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External links
- [http://www.tampabaystorm.com/team/coaching-staff Tampa Bay Storm coaching staff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505004452/http://www.tampabaystorm.com/team/coaching-staff |date=2012-05-05 }}
- [http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=8 Dave Ewart at ArenaFan Online]
{{St. Louis Stampede}}
{{Houston ThunderBears}}
{{Florida Bobcats}}
{{Tampa Bay Storm}}
{{ArenaBowl XVII}}
{{ArenaBowl XXVII}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ewart, Dave}}
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