Dave Dallas

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Dave Dallas
Playing career
1979–1982 Missouri Western
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1984 Missouri Western (GA)
1985 Northeast Missouri State (assistant)
1986 Rolla HS (MO)
1987–1988 Graceland
1989–1996 Ottawa
1997–2013 Kansas Wesleyan
2014–2016 North County HS (MO)
Head coaching record
Overall132–119–1 (college)
Bowls0–2
Tournaments0–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 KCAC (2001–2002)

Dave Dallas is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University until he resigned after completion of the 2013 season. From 1989 to 1996, Dallas was the head football coach at Ottawa University. From 2014 to 2016 he was the head coach at North County High School in Bonne Terre, Missouri. [1]

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Playing career

Dallas played college football at Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Missouri, from 1979 until 1982. After playing, he continued to work with the Griffons as a graduate assistant in the football program. [2]

Coaching career

Ottawa

Dallas was the 25th head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1989 until 1996.

Kansas Wesleyan

After coaching at Ottawa, Dallas became the 19th head football coach at the Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. He held that position for 17 seasons from 1997 until his resignation in 2013. [3]

In 2000, he coached the Coyotes in the American Family Charity Bowl against conference rival Bethany, losing 20–3. [4] His 2001 team was declared Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference co-champions [5] and then the team won the title outright in 2002. [6] For both the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Kansas Wesleyan qualified for the NAIA Football National Championship playoffs. [7]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1989–1996)
1989 Ottawa3–73–67th
1990 Ottawa5–55–4T–5th
1991 Ottawa5–55–4T–4th
1992 Ottawa5–3–15–3T–3rd
1993 Ottawa6–45–33rd
1994 Ottawa5–55–3T–4th
1995 Ottawa7–36–22ndL Wheat
1996 Ottawa1–81–78th
Ottawa:37–40–135–32
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1997–present)
1997 Kansas Wesleyan2–72–6T–7th
1998 Kansas Wesleyan5–44–4T–4th
1999 Kansas Wesleyan2–72–6T–7th
2000 Kansas Wesleyan7–46–3T–3rdL American Family Charity BowlT–24
2001 Kansas Wesleyan8–38–1T–1stL NAIA First Round 17
2002 Kansas Wesleyan8–38–11stL NAIA First Round 18
2003 Kansas Wesleyan4–64–5T–6th
2004 Kansas Wesleyan5–55–4T–2nd
2005 Kansas Wesleyan8–27–22nd20
2006 Kansas Wesleyan8–27–2T–3rd20
2007 Kansas Wesleyan5–54–5T–5th
2008 Kansas Wesleyan6–45–4T–4th
2009 Kansas Wesleyan5–54–55th
2010 Kansas Wesleyan7–36–33rd20
2011 Kansas Wesleyan5–75–4T–4th
2012 Kansas Wesleyan6–56–33rd
2013 Kansas Wesleyan4–73–6T–7th
Kansas Wesleyan:95–7986–64
Total:132–119–1
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Bronaugh, Renee (August 18, 2014). "Chamber meets new coach" . Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. Kansas Wesleyan University Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Dave Dallas
  3. "Head Football Coach Dave Dallas Resigns from Wesleyan". SalinaRadio.com. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. College Football Data Warehouse Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Bowl History
  5. College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Football-2001
  6. College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan Football-2002
  7. Topeka Capital-Journal Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Ravens set for rematch against first-round foe" By Ken Corbitt, November 23, 2002