Coaches
David Blackwell
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
David Blackwell
Played at East Carolina 1990-1991 · alma mater (CFBD): East Carolina
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1995 | East Carolina | Other | SA | Steve Logan |
| 1996-1997 | Illinois State | Position | DL/RC | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Illinois State | Position | LB/RC | not known |
| 2000-2002 | Pittsburgh | Position | LB | Walt Harris |
| 2003-2006 | Clemson | Position | LB/RC | Tommy Bowden |
| 2007-2008 | Clemson | Position | ILB | Tommy Bowden (2007), Dabo Swinney* (2008) |
| 2009 | South Florida | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Jim Leavitt |
| 2012-2013 | Fordham | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2014-2017 | Jacksonville State | DC | co-DC/ILB | not known |
| 2018 | East Carolina | DC | DC/LB✓ | Scottie Montgomery |
| 2018 | East Carolina | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Scottie Montgomery |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Bobby Wilder |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC✓ | Skip Holtz |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC/LB✓ | Skip Holtz |
| 2023 | Missouri | Other | SDA | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
| 2024- | Missouri | Position | DT | Eli Drinkwitz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | South Florida | Co-defensive coordinator | 25 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 120 |
| 2018 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 97 | 100 | 47 | 130 | 130 |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | Co-defensive coordinator | 73 | 86 | 71 | 98 | 130 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 92 | 103 | 86 | 13 | 127 |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 103 | 107 | 102 | 92 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | East Carolina | 0-1 (1 of 12) | - → - | 115 | 97 | -14.9 | 25% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Steve Logan · East Carolina 1992-1995 (Other)
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 (Position)
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2003-2007 (Other, Position)
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2008 (Position)
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2009 (DC, Position)
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2018 (DC, Position)
- Bobby Wilder · Old Dominion 2019 (DC, Position)
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Position)
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2024-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chris Thurmond · East Carolina 1992-1993 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Chuck Pagano · East Carolina 1992-1994 · him Other, them Position
- Doug Martin · East Carolina 1992-1995 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Jeff Jagodzinski · East Carolina 1992-1995 · him Other, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 1992 · him Other, them Position
- Steve Logan · East Carolina 1992-1995 · him Other, them Head coach
- Todd Berry · East Carolina 1992-1995 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Larry Coyer · East Carolina 1993 · him Other, them DC
- Jim Fleming · East Carolina 1994-1995 · him Other, them Position
- Dennis Therrell · Illinois State 1996-1999 · him Other, Position, them DC
- John Bond · Illinois State 1996-1999 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Berry · Illinois State 1996-1999 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Chad Glasgow · Illinois State 1997 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Chris Wilson · Illinois State 1998-1999 · him Other, Position, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 · him Position, them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2000-2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Billy Napier* · Clemson 2003-2008 · him Other, Position, them GA, OC, Other, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2003-2008 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- John Lovett · Clemson 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Tommy Bowden · Clemson 2003-2008 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Streeter · Clemson 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2005 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Rob Spence · Clemson 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Vic Koenning · Clemson 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Rumph · Clemson 2006-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Willie Simmons* · Clemson 2006 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2008 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Leavitt · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Tresey · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Larry Scott · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Marquel Blackwell · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Mike Canales · South Florida 2009 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Andrew Breiner · Fordham 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Fordham 2012-2013 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brandon Hall · Jacksonville State 2014-2017 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- John Grass · Jacksonville State 2014-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Bates · Jacksonville State 2014-2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Scottie Montgomery · East Carolina 2018 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · East Carolina 2018 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Bobby Wilder · Old Dominion 2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brian Scott · Old Dominion 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Bryan Stinespring · Old Dominion 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Grady Brown · Old Dominion 2019 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Joe Sloan · Louisiana Tech 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robert McFarland · Louisiana Tech 2020 · him DC, them Position
- Skip Holtz · Louisiana Tech 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Ball · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Corey Batoon · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Position, them DC
- Curtis Luper · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Position, them Position
- D. J. Smith · Missouri 2024 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jacob Yoro · Missouri 2024-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Kirby Moore* · Missouri 2024-2025 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Sean Gleeson · Missouri 2024-2025 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Derek Nicholson · Missouri 2025-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Alex Atkins · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Chip Lindsey · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them OC
- Garrett Riley · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Position
- John Papuchis · Missouri 2026 · him Position, them Analyst, ST coord.