Dave Currey (American football)

David Currey (May 13, 1943 – July 15, 2023) was an American college athletics administrator and college football player and coach. He was the former athletic director at Chapman University, a position he held from 1990 to 2015. From 1977 to 1983, he coached at Long Beach State, where he compiled a 40–36 record. In 1980 and 1983, his teams won eight games. From 1984 to 1988, he served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, where he compiled a 19–36 record. (He also briefly was athletic director in 1984.) His overall record as a coach was 59–72.

Dave Currey

Biographical details
Born	(1943-05-13)May 13, 1943
Died	July 15, 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 80)
Playing career
1963	Howard (AL)
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1969	St. Bonaventure HS (CA)
1970–1976	Stanford (assistant)
1977–1983	Long Beach State
1984–1988	Cincinnati
1989	UCLA (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984	Cincinnati
1990–2015	Chapman
Head coaching record
Overall	59–72 (college) 26–6 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 PCAA (1980)

Currey died on July 15, 2023, at the age of 80.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1977–1983)
1977	Long Beach State	4–6	1–3	4th
1978	Long Beach State	5–6	1–4	T–5th
1979	Long Beach State	7–4	3–2	3rd
1980	Long Beach State	8–3	5–0	1st
1981	Long Beach State	2–8	1–4	T–5th
1982	Long Beach State	6–5	5–1	2nd
1983	Long Beach State	8–4	3–3	T–3rd
Long Beach State:		40–36	19–17
Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1984–1988)
1984	Cincinnati	2–9
1985	Cincinnati	5–6
1986	Cincinnati	5–6
1987	Cincinnati	4–7
1988	Cincinnati	3–8
Cincinnati:		19–36
Total:		59–72
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Chapman profile