David Duggan (American football)

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David Duggan
Current position
TitleDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
Team Kent State
Conference MAC
Biographical details
Born (1963-07-16) July 16, 1963 (age 60)
Concord, Massachusetts
Alma mater New Hampshire
Playing career
1982–1986 New Hampshire
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987 Allegheny College (ILB)
1988–1991 New Hampshire (ILB)
1992–1994 Holy Cross (ILB)
1995-1997 Colgate (LB)
1998–2000 Brown (DC/LB)
2001–2003 Berlin Thunder (DC/LB)
2004–2005 Cologne Centurions (DC/LB)
2006–2007Cologne Centurions
2008–2010 Southern Miss (LB)
2011Southern Miss (Co-DC/LB)
2012 North Carolina (OLB/ST)
2013–2015Southern Miss (DC/LB)
2016–2018 Western Michigan (LB)
2019–2020 Arkansas State (DC)
2023–present Kent State (DC/LB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2021–2022 Troy (director of recruiting)
Head coaching record
Overall10–9 (NFL Europe)
1–1 (college)

David Duggan (born July 16, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator at Kent State. Prior to Kent State he was the director of recruiting at Troy University. Duggan served as the head coach for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe from 2006 to 2007, where he compiled a record of 10–9.

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Early life

A native of Maynard, Massachusetts, Duggan played four years of football at the University of New Hampshire. He served as captain in 1986 while playing linebacker for the Wildcats.

Coaching career

Duggan began his coaching career in 1987 at Allegheny College where he worked with the inside linebackers. During his one year stay with the Gators, they won the North Coast Athletic Conference title and participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 1988, he returned to his alma mater for a four-year stint as linebackers coach with the Wildcats. In his final year at UNH, the Wildcats won the Yankee Conference title and participated in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

After the 2011 season, Duggan followed head coach Larry Fedora to the University of North Carolina, where he was named outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on January 3, 2012. [1] He spent one season in that capacity before returning to Southern Miss as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under newly hired head coach Todd Monken in January 2013. [2]

On August 19, 2019, Duggan was named acting head coach of Arkansas State following head coach Blake Anderson's decision to take a leave of absence. Duggan had been named defensive coordinator of the team earlier in the year.

Duggan was fired on October 16, 2020, less than 24 hours after the Red Wolves defense gave up 52 points against Georgia State. [3]

Duggan was named the director of recruiting at Troy on March 31, 2021. [4]

In late December 2022, Duggan was named the defensive coordinator at Kent State under brand-new head coach Kenni Burns. [5]

Personal life

Duggan and his wife, Lynne, have two daughters, Olivia and Grace. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1986 with a degree in physical education.

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
COL 2006460.4004th (League)
COL 2007630.6003rd (League)
Total1090.526

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