Dave Currey
Dave Currey went 59–72 as a head coach, 1977–1988, at Long Beach State and Cincinnati. Share
- Record
- 59–72 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1980 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Long Beach State | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1978 | Long Beach State | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Long Beach State | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1980 | Long Beach State | 8–3 | 1st | |||
| 1981 | Long Beach State | 2–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1982 | Long Beach State | 6–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1983 | Long Beach State | 8–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1984 | Cincinnati | 2–9 | ||||
| 1985 | Cincinnati | 5–6 | ||||
| 1986 | Cincinnati | 5–6 | ||||
| 1987 | Cincinnati | 4–7 | ||||
| 1988 | Cincinnati | 3–8 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 16 | 0–16 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Conference games | 36 | 19–17 | 53% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 48 | 30–18 | 63% |
| At home | 63 | 34–29 | 54% |
| On the road | 66 | 25–41 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 63 | 38–25 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 68 | 21–47 | 31% |
His own 131 games on file, 1977–1988, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Shelton 1977–1981 | 4–1 | Drake | 5 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1978–1982 | 3–2 | Utah State | 5 | |
| Tim Rose 1984–1988 | 3–2 | Miami (OH) | 5 | |
| Jack Elway 1979–1983 | 2–3 | San José State | 5 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1977–1983 | 1–4 | Fresno State | 5 | |
| Jimmy Johnson 1984–1988 | 0–5 | Miami | 5 | |
| Bob Toledo 1979–1982 | 3–1 | Pacific | 4 | |
| Gene Murphy 1980–1983 | 3–1 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |
| Howard Schnellenberger 1985–1988 | 3–1 | Louisville | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1977–1981 | 0–4 | BYU | 4 |
Dave Currey’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Pacificseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Louisvilleseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Utah Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Drakeseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Miami (OH)series | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–69 | St. Bonaventure HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1970–76 | Stanford | Assistant coach | |
| 1977–83 | Long Beach State | Head coach | |
| 1984–88 | Cincinnati | Head coach | |
| 1989 | UCLA | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John RalstonStanford
- Jack ChristiansenStanford
- Terry DonahueUCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Robin RossWestern Washington
- John FoxCarolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears
- Mike SheppardLong Beach State, New Mexico
- Mike Sanford Sr.UNLV, Indiana State
- Ron CorradiniMount St Joseph
- Mike ClarkBridgewater
- Dave RitchieCincinnati, Brown, Fairmont State Fighting Falcons, Montreal Concordes, Alouettes, Marshall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions, Montreal Alouettes
- Lou WestIndiana State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ralston | Stanford | 1970–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Jack Christiansen | Stanford | 1972–76 | Assistant coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1989 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Ross | Long Beach State, 1977–83: defensive line and offensive line coach; Cincinnati, 1984–85: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Western Washington | |
| John Fox | Long Beach State, 1981: defensive backs coach | Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Sheppard | Long Beach State, 1982: assistant coach | Long Beach State, New Mexico | |
| Mike Sanford Sr. | Long Beach State, 1983: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | UNLV, Indiana State | |
| Ron Corradini | Cincinnati, 1984–85: assistant coach | Mount St Joseph | |
| Mike Clark | Cincinnati, 1986–87: wide receivers coach | Bridgewater | |
| Dave Ritchie | Cincinnati, 1987–88: defensive coordinator | Cincinnati, Brown, Fairmont State Fighting Falcons, Montreal Concordes, Alouettes, Marshall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions, Montreal Alouettes | |
| Lou West | Cincinnati, 1988: defensive backs coach | Indiana State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Shaw | Long Beach State, 1977–78: defensive backs coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.