Coaches
Dave Opfar
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Dave Opfar
Played at Penn State 1979-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Duquesne HS (PA) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1993-1997 | Duquesne | Position | DL | not known |
| 1998 | Penn State | GA | GA | Joe Paterno |
| 1999-2001 | Washington & Jefferson | DC | DC | not known |
| 2002-2009 | Saint Francis | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010-2021 | Duquesne | DC | DC✓ | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Saint Francis | FCS | 2-8 |
| 2003 | Saint Francis | FCS | 1-9 |
| 2004 | Saint Francis | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2005 | Saint Francis | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2006 | Saint Francis | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2007 | Saint Francis | FCS | 3-7 |
| 2008 | Saint Francis | FCS | 0-11 |
| 2009 | Saint Francis | FCS | 2-9 |
Worked under
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1998 (GA)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Greg Gattuso · Duquesne 1993-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jerry Schmitt · Duquesne 1993-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC
- Terry Smith · Duquesne 1997 · him Position, them Other
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1998 · him GA, them Head coach
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 1998 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Rhule* · Penn State 1998 · him GA, them Other
- Tom Bradley · Penn State 1998 · him GA, them Position
- Chris Villarrial · Saint Francis 2009 · him Head coach, them OC
- Anthony Doria · Duquesne 2021 · him DC, them OC
Played together
- Danny Rocco · Penn State 1979-1980
- Greg Gattuso · Penn State 1981-1982