David Blackwell (born May 4, 1971) is an

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coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator at

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. He was previously the defensive coordinator at

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and East Carolina University, serving as the interim head coach for the latter in 2018 after the termination of

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. As

Coaching career

Blackwell started his coaching career at East Carolina as a student assistant after he suffered a neck-injury while playing offensive line for the Pirates. He also had coaching stints at

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and

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before joining the coaching staff at Clemson as the team's linebackers coach and later added recruiting coordinator duties a couple of months later after the departure of

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. He left after the 2008 season to join the coaching staff at South Florida as the Bulls linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. After being out of football for two seasons, Blackwell returned to college football as the defensive coordinator for Fordham from 2012 to 2013 before joining the Jacksonville State coaching staff in 2014 as a co-defensive coordinator and the inside linebackers coach.

East Carolina (second stint)

After finding success at Jacksonville State, Blackwell was hired to be the defensive coordinator at his alma mater

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for the 2018 season. He served as the interim head coach for the Pirates game against

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after head coach

was fired on November 29, 2018.

Old Dominion

Blackwell was named the defensive coordinator at

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in 2019, In his lone season at Old Dominion, he guided the Monarchs to the top-50 defense in terms of yards allowed after ranking 118th the year before. Despite the drastic improvement of the defense, the Monarchs only won 1 game which led to Blackwell being terminated along with head coach

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Louisiana Tech

Blackwell was named the defensive coordinator at

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in January 2020.

Head coaching record

Notes

Reference

External links

Louisiana Tech profile

East Carolina profile

Jacksonville State profile

South Florida profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwell, David 1971 births Living people American football offensive linemen Clemson Tigers football coaches East Carolina Pirates football coaches East Carolina Pirates football players Fordham Rams football coaches Illinois State Redbirds football coaches Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football coaches Old Dominion Monarchs football coaches Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches South Florida Bulls football coaches Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina