David_Duggan_(American_football)
David Duggan (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1963)
David Duggan (born July 16, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator at Kent State. Prior to Kent State he was the director of recruiting at Troy University. Duggan served as the head coach for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe from 2006 to 2007, where he compiled a record of 10–9.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach |
| Team | Kent State |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1963-07-16) July 16, 1963 (age 60) Concord, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | New Hampshire |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1986 | New Hampshire |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987 | Allegheny College (ILB) |
| 1988–1991 | New Hampshire (ILB) |
| 1992–1994 | Holy Cross (ILB) |
| 1995-1997 | Colgate (LB) |
| 1998–2000 | Brown (DC/LB) |
| 2001–2003 | Berlin Thunder (DC/LB) |
| 2004–2005 | Cologne Centurions (DC/LB) |
| 2006–2007 | Cologne Centurions |
| 2008–2010 | Southern Miss (LB) |
| 2011 | Southern Miss (Co-DC/LB) |
| 2012 | North Carolina (OLB/ST) |
| 2013–2015 | Southern Miss (DC/LB) |
| 2016–2018 | Western Michigan (LB) |
| 2019–2020 | Arkansas State (DC) |
| 2023–present | Kent State (DC/LB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2021–2022 | Troy (director of recruiting) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–9 (NFL Europe) 1–1 (college) |
A native of Maynard, Massachusetts, Duggan played four years of football at the University of New Hampshire. He served as captain in 1986 while playing linebacker for the Wildcats.
Duggan began his coaching career in 1987 at Allegheny College where he worked with the inside linebackers. During his one year stay with the Gators, they won the North Coast Athletic Conference title and participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 1988, he returned to his alma mater for a four-year stint as linebackers coach with the Wildcats. In his final year at UNH, the Wildcats won the Yankee Conference title and participated in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.
After the 2011 season, Duggan followed head coach Larry Fedora to the University of North Carolina, where he was named outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on January 3, 2012.[1] He spent one season in that capacity before returning to Southern Miss as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under newly hired head coach Todd Monken in January 2013.[2]
On August 19, 2019, Duggan was named acting head coach of Arkansas State following head coach Blake Anderson's decision to take a leave of absence. Duggan had been named defensive coordinator of the team earlier in the year.
Duggan was fired on October 16, 2020, less than 24 hours after the Red Wolves defense gave up 52 points against Georgia State.[3]
Duggan was named the director of recruiting at Troy on March 31, 2021.[4]
In late December 2022, Duggan was named the defensive coordinator at Kent State under brand-new head coach Kenni Burns.[5]
Duggan and his wife, Lynne, have two daughters, Olivia and Grace. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1986 with a degree in physical education.
- Carter, Andrew (January 4, 2012). "Fedora hires 8 assistant coaches at UNC". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- Stephenson, Creg (January 4, 2013). "Southern Miss announces six new football assistant coaches". GulfLive.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- "Arkansas State head coach fires defensive coordinator, defensive pass-game coordinator". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Troy Adds David Duggan to Football Staff". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- "Report: A-State to hire Logan Kilgore as new tight ends coach". kait8. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- North Carolina profile
- Southern Miss profile Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine