| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1943 |
| Died | July 15, 2023 (aged 80) |
| Playing career | |
| 1963 | Howard (AL) |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1969 | St. Bonaventure HS (CA) |
| 1970–1976 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 1977–1983 | Long Beach State |
| 1984–1988 | Cincinnati |
| 1989 | UCLA (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Cincinnati |
| 1990–2015 | Chapman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–72 (college) 26–6 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 PCAA (1980) | |
David Currey (May 13, 1943 – July 15, 2023) was an American college athletics administrator and college football player and coach. He was the former athletic director at Chapman University, a position he held from 1990 to 2015. From 1977 to 1983, he coached at Long Beach State, where he compiled a 40–36 record. In 1980 and 1983, his teams won eight games. From 1984 to 1988, he served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, where he compiled a 19–36 record. (He also briefly was athletic director in 1984.) His overall record as a coach was 59–72.
Currey died on July 15, 2023, at the age of 80.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Long Beach State | 4–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1978 | Long Beach State | 5–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1979 | Long Beach State | 7–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Long Beach State | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1981 | Long Beach State | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Long Beach State | 6–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1983 | Long Beach State | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Long Beach State: | 40–36 | 19–17 | |||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1984–1988) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Cincinnati | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1985 | Cincinnati | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1986 | Cincinnati | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1987 | Cincinnati | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1988 | Cincinnati | 3–8 | |||||||
| Cincinnati: | 19–36 | ||||||||
| Total: | 59–72 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||