Coaches
Dave Cohen
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Cohen
Played at C. W. Post 1984-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1990 | UAlbany | Position | LB | not known |
| 1991-1993 | Lafayette | Position | LB | not known |
| 1994-1998 | Delaware | Position | LB | not known |
| 1999-2001 | Fordham | DC | DC | not known |
| 2002-2005 | Delaware (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2009 | Hofstra | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010-2011 | Western Michigan | DC | DC✓ | Bill Cubit |
| 2012 | Rutgers | Position | LB | Kyle Flood |
| 2013 | Rutgers (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013 | Rutgers | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Kyle Flood |
| 2014-2017 | Wake Forest | Position | DL | Dave Clawson |
| 2018-2025 | Wake Forest | Position | AHC/DL | Dave Clawson (2018-2024), Jake Dickert*+ (2025) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 36 | 28 | 97 | 120 |
| 2011 | Western Michigan | Defensive coordinator | 90 | 73 | 68 | 52 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hofstra | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2007 | Hofstra | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2008 | Hofstra | FCS | 4-8 |
| 2009 | Hofstra | FCS | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2010-2011 (DC)
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2012-2013 (DC, Position)
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2014-2024 (Other, Position)
- Jake Dickert*+ · Wake Forest 2025 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Clawson · UAlbany 1989-1990 · him Position, them GA
- Ed Foley · UAlbany 1989-1990 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Clawson · Fordham 1999-2001 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ed Foley · Fordham 1999-2001 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Rich Nagy · Fordham 1999-2000 · him DC, them Position
- John DeFilippo · Fordham 2000 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Foley · Hofstra 2006-2007 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- John Perry · Hofstra 2006 · him Head coach, them OC
- Lyle Hemphill · Hofstra 2006-2009 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Elko* · Hofstra 2006-2008 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Sean Spencer · Hofstra 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Patenaude · Hofstra 2007-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rich Nagy · Hofstra 2009 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Rich Nagy · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, them Position
- Steve Casula · Western Michigan 2010-2011 · him DC, them GA
- A. J. Ricker · Western Michigan 2011 · him DC, them Position
- Josh Gattis · Western Michigan 2011 · him DC, them Position
- Anthony Campanile · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dave Brock · Rutgers 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Rossi · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them DC, ST coord.
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Norries Wilson · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rob Spence · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Robb Smith · Rutgers 2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Shimko · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Darrell Wilson · Rutgers 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Simon · Rutgers 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Ron Prince · Rutgers 2013 · him DC, them OC
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2014-2024 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Elko* · Wake Forest 2014-2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tyler Santucci · Wake Forest 2014-2019 · him Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Wake Forest 2014-2024 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Clark Lea* · Wake Forest 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Sawvel* · Wake Forest 2017-2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Wake Forest 2017-2021 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Scott Boone · Wake Forest 2018 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tom Gilmore · Wake Forest 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brad Lambert · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Glenn Spencer · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him Other, Position, them Position
- David Elson · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Connell Maynor · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Dan Enos · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Freddie Banks · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jake Dickert*+ · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Pete Kaligis · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Rob Ezell · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Scottie Hazelton · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Wake Forest 2025 · him Other, Position, them Position