Dave Opfar
American football player and coach (born 1960)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-01-16)January 16, 1960 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Penn State |
| 1984–1985 | Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Position(s) | Nose tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| c. 1990 | Duquesne HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1993–1997 | Duquesne (DL) |
| 1998 | Penn State (GA) |
| 1999–2001 | Washington & Jefferson (DC) |
| 2002–2009 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 2010–2021 | Duquesne (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–68 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
David Louis Opfar (born January 16, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at Duquesne University from 2010 to 2021. Opfar served as the head football coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2009, compiling a record of 17–68. Opfar played college football at Penn State and professionally in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars in 1984 and 1985 and in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Red Flash (Northeast Conference) (2002–2009) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Saint Francis | 2–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Saint Francis | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Saint Francis | 3–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2005 | Saint Francis | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2006 | Saint Francis | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | Saint Francis | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2008 | Saint Francis | 0–11 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Saint Francis | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| Saint Francis: | 17–68 | 10–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–68 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Penn State Football Media Guide". Penn State. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
- Duquesne profile
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Saint Francis Red Flash head football coaches
- Clarence Miller (1909)
- Carroll (1910)
- Joe Savage (1911–1912)
- Unknown (1913)
- Buck Rogers (1914)
- Oliver Vogel (1915)
- No team (1916)
- Joe Savage (1917)
- No team (1918)
- Joe Savage (1919)
- No team (1920–1921)
- John Loughran (1922–1923)
- James Mahan (1924)
- Emmet Russell (1925)
- Eugene Stringer (1926)
- Fulton Connors (1927)
- Bill Donohoe (1928–1929)
- Eugene Stringer (1930–1931)
- No team (1932–1937)
- Jim Leonard (1938–1941)
- No team (1942–1946)
- Jim Leonard (1947)
- Larry Kirschling (1948)
- Irwin Davis (1949–1953)
- No team (1954–1968)
- Art Martynuska (1969–1979)
- Jerry Roberts (1980)
- Art Martynuska (1981)
- George Klayko (1982–1983)
- Hugh Conrad, Jr. (1984–1985)
- Gerry Gallagher (1986–1988)
- Frank Pergolizzi (1989–1994)
- Pete Mayock (1995–1997)
- Kevin Doherty (1998)
- Dave Jaumotte (1999–2001)
- Dave Opfar (2002–2009)
- Chris Villarrial (2010–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Chris Villarrial (2021– )
