Dave Christensen

Dave Christensen
Dave Christensen
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Wyoming
Conference Mountain West
Biographical details
Born January 17, 1961 (1961-01-17) (age 50)
Place of birth Everett, Washington
Playing career
1980–1982 Washington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983
1984
1985
1986–1987
1988
1989–1990
1990–1991
1992–1996
1997–2008
2009–present
Western Washington (RB)
Sehome H.S. (OL/DL)
Everett H.S. (OL/DL)
Spokane Falls C.C.
Washington (OL)
Idaho State (OL/TE/RB)
Toledo (OL)
Toledo (OC)
Missouri (OC)
Wyoming
Head coaching record
Overall 17–18
Bowls 1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Rivals.com National Offensive Coordinator of the Year (2007)

Dave Christensen (born January 17, 1961) is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Wyoming. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri and University of Toledo.

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Early life

A native of Everett, Washington, Christensen attended the University of Washington, where he played on the football team from 1980 to 1982. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Western Washington University in 1985 and a Master of Science degree in sports science from Eastern Washington University in 1988.[1]

Coaching career

Christensen was formerly the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri. He served under Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel for 16 years, including the last eleven as his offensive coordinator. Pinkel left the head coaching job at the University of Toledo in 2001 for Missouri and he brought along Christensen to remain as his offensive play-caller. From 2005–2008, Christensen employed a passing-oriented version of the no-huddle spread offense.[2] That offensive scheme has come into vogue recently as several BCS programs have achieved new-found success with it, including Missouri, Tulsa, and Texas Tech.

In the 2007 season, Christensen's offense used this scheme to good effect by scoring a school record 558 points. Additionally, Missouri ranked fifth in total offensive yards (490.29 per game), eighth in scoring offense (39.86 points per game), and ninth in passing yards (314.07 per game). The same season propelled Chase Daniel to Heisman finalist status. Martin Rucker and Jeremy Maclin were named consensus All-Americans, making it the first time two Tigers were named as such in the same season. Christensen himself was a finalist for the Broyles Award and Rivals.com named him as the Offensive Coordinator of the Year.[2]

Christensen's name had been mentioned with respect to the head coaching position of several ailing programs, namely, New Mexico,[3] Washington,[4] Washington State,[5] and Wyoming,.[6] He ultimately chose to take the head coaching job at Wyoming.[7] Christensen led the Cowboys to a 2009 New Mexico Bowl win in 2009 against the Fresno State.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West Conference) (2009–Present)
2009 Wyoming 7–6 4–4 5th W New Mexico
2010 Wyoming 3–9 1–7 T–8th
2011 Wyoming 7–3 4–1
Wyoming: 17–18 9–12
Total: 17–18
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. ^ Player Bio: Dave Christensen, University of Wyoming, retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Player Bio: Dave Christensen, University of Missouri Tigers Football official website, accessed 24 November 2008.
  3. ^ Pat Forde, Missouri, Pinkel agree on extension that will reportedly give him big raise, ESPN.com, 24 November 2008.
  4. ^ Ted Miller, Washington wants next coach to make a big splash, ESPN.com, 27 October 2008.
  5. ^ Several names being speculated as candidates for WSU job, ESPN.com, 27 November 2007.
  6. ^ Wyoming, Glenn part ways after six years, one bowl berth, ESPN.com, 23 November 2008.
  7. ^ Christensen to Wyoming, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 30, 2008



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