David Blackwell (American football)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = David Blackwell
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| current_title = Defensive Tackles Coach
| current_team = Missouri Tigers
| current_conference = SEC
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|4}}
| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1990–1991
| player_team1 = East Carolina
| player_positions = Offensive lineman
| coach_years1 = 1992–1995
| coach_team1 = East Carolina (SA)
| coach_years2 = 1996–1997
| coach_team2 = Illinois State (DL/RC)
| coach_years3 = 1998–1999
| coach_team3 = Illinois State (LB/RC)
| coach_years4 = 2000–2002
| coach_team4 = Pittsburgh (LB)
| coach_years5 = 2003–2006
| coach_team5 = Clemson (LB/RC)
| coach_years6 = 2007–2008
| coach_team6 = Clemson (ILB)
| coach_years7 = 2009
| coach_team7 = South Florida (co-DC/LB)
| coach_years8 = 2012–2013
| coach_team8 = Fordham (DC/LB)
| coach_years9 = 2014–2017
| coach_team9 = Jacksonville State (co-DC/ILB)
| coach_years10 = 2018
| coach_team10 = East Carolina (DC/LB)
| coach_years11 = 2018
| coach_team11 = East Carolina (interim HC)
| coach_years12 = 2019
| coach_team12 = Old Dominion (DC/ILB)
| coach_years13 = 2020
| coach_team13 = Louisiana Tech (DC)
| coach_years14 = 2021
| coach_team14 = Louisiana Tech (DC/LB)
| coach_years15 = 2023
| coach_team15 = Missouri (SDA)
| coach_years16 = 2024 - present
| coach_team16 = Missouri (DT)
| overall_record = 0–1
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David Blackwell (born May 4, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive tackles coach at the University of Missouri, a position he has held since 2023. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Old Dominion University and East Carolina University, serving as the interim head coach for the latter in 2018 after the termination of Scottie Montgomery{{cite web |title=East Carolina fires Scottie Montgomery; David Blackwell to coach finale |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25408873/east-carolina-pirates-fire-football-coach-scottie-montgomery |website=ESPN |date=29 November 2018 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} and the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech University from 2020 to 2021.
Coaching career
Blackwell started his coaching career at East Carolina as a student assistant after he suffered a neck-injury while playing offensive line for the Pirates.{{cite web |title=The man behind Old Dominion's improved defense did the same last year for Saturday's opponent, East Carolina |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/vp-sp-odu-football-blackwell-20190926-lx5v6xnvy5bavkxedhqkw2ljaa-story.html |website=The Virginian-Pilot |date=26 September 2019 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} He also had coaching stints at Illinois State and Pittsburgh before joining the coaching staff at Clemson as the team's linebackers coach and later added recruiting coordinator duties a couple of months later after the departure of Rick Stockstill.{{cite web |title=Blackwell Named Recruiting Coordinator |url=https://clemsontigers.com/blackwell-named-recruiting-coordinator/ |website=Clemson Tigers |date=28 February 2003 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} He left after the 2008 season to join the coaching staff at South Florida as the Bulls linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator.{{cite web |title=David Blackwell Leaves Clemson for USF |url=https://www.tigernet.com/story/David-Blackwell-Leaves-Clemson-for-USF-7796 |website=TigerNet |date=12 March 2009 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} After being out of football for two seasons, Blackwell returned to college football as the defensive coordinator for Fordham from 2012 to 2013 before joining the Jacksonville State coaching staff in 2014 as a co-defensive coordinator and the inside linebackers coach.{{cite web |title=Sources: Skip Holtz has landed his defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-skip-holtz-has-landed-his-defensive-coordinator-at-lousiana-tech/ |website=FootballScoop |date=21 January 2020 |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
=East Carolina (second stint)=
After finding success at Jacksonville State, Blackwell was hired to be the defensive coordinator at his alma mater East Carolina for the 2018 season.The ECU defense made dramatic improvements in almost every area finishing 3rd. nationally in TFLs and forced 3 and outs and top 20 nationally in sacks.{{cite web |title=East Carolina hires David Blackwell as defensive coordinator |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21700752/east-carolina-pirates-hire-david-blackwell-defensive-coordinator |website=ESPN |date=7 December 2017 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} He served as the interim head coach for the Pirates game against NC State after head coach Scottie Montgomery was fired on November 29, 2018.{{cite web |title=ECU fires head football coach Scottie Montgomery days before final game against NCSU |url=https://abc11.com/ecu-football-east-carolina-scottie-montgomery/4789820/ |website=WTVD |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
=Old Dominion=
Blackwell was named the defensive coordinator at Old Dominion in 2019,{{cite web |title=Old Dominion football to hire David Blackwell as defensive coordinator |url=https://www.wtkr.com/2019/01/03/old-dominion-football-david-blackwell-dc/ |website=WTKR |date=3 January 2019 |accessdate=22 August 2020}} In his lone season at Old Dominion, he guided the Monarchs to the top-50 defense in terms of yards allowed after ranking 118th the year before.{{cite web |title=Reports: Louisiana Tech hires David Blackwell as defensive coordinator |url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2020/01/21/louisiana-tech-football-hires-david-blackwell-defensive-coordinator/4536146002/ |website=The News Star |accessdate=22 August 2020}} Despite the drastic improvement of the defense, the Monarchs only won 1 game which led to Blackwell being terminated along with head coach Bobby Wilder.
=Louisiana Tech=
Blackwell was named the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech in January 2020.{{cite web |title=David Blackwell Announced as LA Tech Defensive Coordinator |url=https://latechsports.com/news/2020/1/22/football-david-blackwell-announced-as-la-tech-defensive-coordinator.aspx |website=LA Tech Athletics |date=22 January 2020 |accessdate=22 August 2020}}
=Missouri=
On March 23, 2023, Blackwell was named as a defensive consultant at Missouri.{{cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2023/3/23/veteran-defensive-coach-david-blackwell-joins-missouri-football-staff.aspx|title=Veteran Defensive Coach David Blackwell Joins Missouri Football Staff|website=Missouri Tigers Athletics|date=23 March 2023|access-date=9 June 2024}}
On July 28, 2024, head coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced Blackwell will serve as Defensive Tackles Coach.{{cite web | url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-football-players-report-for-preseason-camp-coaching-staff-sees-shifts/article_e85ea71c-4af5-11ef-812e-1fdf0991f230.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter | title=Mizzou football players report for preseason camp, coaching staff sees shifts | date=July 29, 2024 }}
Head coaching record
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| name = East Carolina Pirates
| conf = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = single
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = East Carolina
| overall = 0–1{{#tag:ref|Blackwell served as interim head coach after Scottie Montgomery was fired on November 29, 2018.|group="n"}}
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = 6th (West)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = East Carolina
| overall = 0–1
| confrecord = 0–0
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 0–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
}}
=Notes=
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References
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External links
- [https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-blackwell/313 South Florida profile]
- [https://fordhamsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-blackwell/77 Fordham profile]
- [https://jsugamecocksports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-blackwell/529 Jacksonville State profile]
- [https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-blackwell/3079 East Carolina profile]
- [https://latechsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-blackwell/1682 Louisiana Tech profile]
- [https://mutigers.com/staff-directory/david-blackwell/2300 Missouri profile]
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