David Blackwell
Biographical details
Born (1971-05-04) May 4, 1971 (age 52)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1991East Carolina
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995East Carolina (SA)
1996–1997Illinois State (DL/RC)
1998–1999Illinois State (LB/RC)
2000–2002Pittsburgh (LB)
2003–2006Clemson (LB/RC)
2007–2008Clemson (ILB)
2009South Florida (co-DC/LB)
2012–2013Fordham (DC/LB)
2014–2017Jacksonville State (co-DC/ILB)
2018East Carolina (DC/LB)
2018East Carolina (interim HC)
2019Old Dominion (DC/ILB)
2020Louisiana Tech (DC)
2021Louisiana Tech (DC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1

David Blackwell (born May 4, 1971) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech University. 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] He left after the 2008 season to join the coaching staff at South Florida as the Bulls linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Old Dominion

Blackwell was named the defensive coordinator at Old Dominion in 2019,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
East Carolina Pirates (American Athletic Conference) (2018)
2018 East Carolina 0–1[n 1] 0–0 6th (West)
East Carolina: 0–1 0–0
Total: 0–1

Notes

  1. ^ Blackwell served as interim head coach after Scottie Montgomery was fired on November 29, 2018.

References

  1. ^ "East Carolina fires Scottie Montgomery; David Blackwell to coach finale". ESPN. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The man behind Old Dominion's improved defense did the same last year for Saturday's opponent, East Carolina". The Virginian-Pilot. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Blackwell Named Recruiting Coordinator". Clemson Tigers. 28 February 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ "David Blackwell Leaves Clemson for USF". TigerNet. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Sources: Skip Holtz has landed his defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech". FootballScoop. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "East Carolina hires David Blackwell as defensive coordinator". ESPN. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "ECU fires head football coach Scottie Montgomery days before final game against NCSU". WTVD. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Old Dominion football to hire David Blackwell as defensive coordinator". WTKR. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Reports: Louisiana Tech hires David Blackwell as defensive coordinator". The News Star. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "David Blackwell Announced as LA Tech Defensive Coordinator". LA Tech Athletics. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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