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Dave Cohen Sport(s) College football Current position Title Defensive coordinator Team Western Michigan Conference Mid-American Conference Biographical details Born October 6, 1966 Place of birth Huntington, New York Playing career 1984–1987 LIU – C.W. Post Position(s) Defensive tackle Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988–1990
1991–1993
1994–1998
1999–2001
2002–2005
2006–2009
2010–presentAlbany (LB)
Lafayette (LB)
Delaware (LB)
Fordham (DC)
Delaware (DC)
Hofstra
Western Michigan (DC)Head coaching record Accomplishments and honors Awards - NCAA I-AA Defensive Coordinator of the Year (American Football Monthly, 2004)
Dave Cohen (born October 6, 1966) is the current defensive coordinator for the Western Michigan Broncos football team.[1][2] He was the final head coach of Hofstra University's football program.[2] He coached from 2006 through 2009, but days after the 2009 season ended, Hofstra announced that it was dropping its football program due to economic and popularity considerations. In his five seasons as head coach, Cohen compiled an 18–27 overall record.
Personal
Cohen was born in Huntington, New York, and attended Commack High School in Long Island, New York from 1980–1984. He then attended Long Island University C.W. Post Campus from 1984–1988 where he earned a bachelor's degree in business management. Cohen then received his master's degree in education administration from the University of Albany in 1990.
Cohen is married to his wife Denise and have two children, Charlie and Brian.
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank# Hofstra Pride (A-10 / CAA) (2006–2009) 2006 Hofstra 2–9 1–7 11th (North) 2007 Hofstra 7–4 4–4 6th (North) 2008 Hofstra 4–8 2–6 8th (North) 2009 Hofstra 5–6 3–5 8th (North) Total: 18–27 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. References
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen / Pride head football coaches Jack McDonald (1937–1941) • No team (1942–1945) • Jack Smith (1947–1949) • Howdy Myers (1950–1974) • Bill Leete (1975–1980) • Mickey Kwiatkowski (1981–1989) • Joe Gardi (1990–2005) • Dave Cohen (2006–2009)
National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame A-G H-S HandballHorseracingIce hockeyJudo/KarateBob Berland • Marilyn Fierro • Charlee MinkinLacrossePole VaultJillian SchwartzRacquetballRugbyShawn LipmanShot putSkiingCarrie SheinbergSoccerSwimmingT-W TennisTrackTriathleteWeightliftingWrestlingWriter/Broadcaster/
Columnist/Photographer/
ExecutiveMarv Albert • Mel Allen • Marty Appel • Len Berman • Linda Cohn • Howard Cosell • Marty Glickman • Roger Kahn • George Kalinsky • Bill Mazer • Shirley Povich (columnist) • Milton Richman (columnist) • Sam Rosen • Dick Schaap (columnist) • Suzyn Waldman • Warner Wolf • Paul ZimmermanOtherRay Arcel (boxing trainer)• Senda Berenson Abbott (women's basketball pioneer) • Red Auerbach (basketball coach) • Gary Bettman (NHL commissioner) • Al Blau (lacrosse official) • Ed Block (football trainer) • Larry Brown (basketball coach) • Herb Brown (basketball coach) • Norm Drucker (basketball official) • Aerial Gilbert (blind rower) • Sada Jacobson (fencing) • Seth Greenberg (basketball coach) • Gladys Heldman (womens tennis magazine founder) • Helene Hines (wheelchair marathoner) • Red Holzman (basketball coach) • Neila Jacobson (football trainer) • Fran Kalafer (volleyball coach) • Fred Lebow (NYC marathon founder) • Ryan Levinson (cyclist w/muscular dystrophy)• Marv Levy (football coach & executive) • Jerry Markbreit (football referee) • Marvin Miller (baseball player association executive) • Debbie Rademacher (soccer coach) • Abe Saperstein (basketball owner & coach) • Red Sarachek (basketball coach) • Gary Wichard (football player & sports agent)Marty Glickman Award;
Outstanding Jewish
Scholastic (College)
Athlete of the YearCharles Altchek (soccer) • Yael Averbuch (soccer) • Cliff Bayer (fencing) • Matt Bernstein • Shay Doron (basketball) • David Ettinger (football) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating) • Rebekah Green (shot put) • Bess Greenberg (basketball) • Dustin Greenhill (gymnastics) • Dan Grunfeld (basketball) • Damion Hahn (wrestling) • Dan Helmer (gymnastics) • Anita Kaplan (basketball) • Brie Katz (volleyball) • Chad Levitt (football) • Jessica Levy • Samantha Marder (softball) • Boyd Melson (boxer) • Neil Ravitz (football) • Amy Rosson (softball) • Rebekah Rottenberg (lacrosse) • Mike Saffer (football) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Laine Selwyn (basketball) • Marc Siegel (ice hockey)Jules D. Mazor Award;
Outstanding Jewish
High School Scholar
Athlete of the YearAdam Balkan (baseball) • Stephanie Barnet (squash) • Ben Belmont (lacrosse) • Rachel Blume (softball) • Dannielle Diamant (basketball) • Hillary Framson (soccer) • Zachary Greenberg (basketball) • Ben Herman (swimming) • Emily Jacobson (fencing) • David Kahn (swimming) • Jesse Koller (soccer) • Jarryd Levine (soccer) • Max Levine (baseball) • Jason Liberman (basketball) • Sarah Lowenthal (gymnastics) • Adam Mahfouda (lacrosse) • Samantha Marder (softball) • Chad Prince (soccer) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Jodi Schlesinger (track) • Justin Simon (basketball)• Mark Wohlstadter (football) • Courtney Zale (basketball)Dick Steinberg Award;
"Good Guy" AwardAndy Bloom (shot put) • Ron Carner (executive) • Dave Cohen (football) • Gerald Eskanezi (columnist) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Ken Fielder (basketball) • Stan Fischler (broadcasting) • Alan Freedman (executive) • Nicole Freedman (bicycling) • Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing) • Stan Isaacs (columnist) • James Jacobs (handball) • Steve Jacobson (columnist) • Barry Landers (broadcaster) • Nancy Moloff (discus) • Marty Riger (basketball) • Arthur Richman (baseball) • Dick Steinberg (football) • Herb Turetzky (basketball) • Lisa Winston (columnist)George Young Award Ernie Accorsi (football) • Lou Carnesecca (basketball) • Preston Robert Tisch (football) • George Young (football)Categories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- Albany Great Danes football coaches
- C. W. Post Pioneers football players
- Delaware Fighting Blue Hens football coaches
- Fordham Rams football coaches
- Lafayette Leopards football coaches
- People from Long Island
- Players of American football from New York
- University at Albany, SUNY alumni
- Western Michigan Broncos football coaches
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