Dave Wommack (born May 9, 1956) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach. He is the former

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

at the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

. Wommack was formerly the defensive coordinator for

Arkansas State University Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage la ...

and at the

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

. On January 8, 2010, Wommack was let go from his position as Georgia Tech by head coach Paul Johnson. A native of

Kimberling City, Missouri Kimberling City is a city in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,344 at the 2020 census. History Kimberling City was founded on the shores of Table Rock Lake, a reservoir impounded in the late 1950s. Incorporated in 1973, ...

, Wommack played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Missouri Southern State University Missouri Southern State University (Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo) is a public university in Joplin, Missouri. It was established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College. The university enrolled 4,346 students in Fall 2021. History Missouri Southern ...

. Wommack lettered three years, as a

center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

. He is married, with two children. Wommack retired after the 2016 season.

References

1956 births Living people American football centers Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches Bemidji State Beavers football coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Missouri State Bears football coaches Missouri Southern Lions football players Missouri Tigers football coaches Ole Miss Rebels football coaches South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches UNLV Rebels football coaches People from Kimberling City, Missouri {{1970s-collegefootball-coach-stub