Dave Maurer (American football)

Dave Maurer
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	March 18, 1932(1932-03-18)
Place of birth	Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Died	July 30, 2011(2011-07-30) (aged 79)
Place of death	Springfield, Ohio
Playing career
1950s	Denison
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1968 1969–1983	Wittenberg (assistant) Wittenberg
Head coaching record
Overall	129–23–3
Bowls	1–0
Tournaments	9–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Division III National (1973, 1975)
Awards
2x AFCA College Division COY (1973, 1975) 5x OAC Coach of the Year (1969, 1973, 1976, 1978–1979)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1991 (profile)

Dave "Davey" Maurer (March 18, 1932 – July 30, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Wittenberg University from 1969 to 1983, compiling a record of 129–23–3. His teams won the NCAA Division III National Football Championship in 1973 and 1975, and were runners-up in 1978 and 1979. Maurer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991 as a coach. He died on July 30, 2011 at the Eaglewood Care Center in Springfield, Ohio.^[1]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1969–1983)
1969	Wittenberg	10–0	4–0	1st	W Amos Alonzo Stagg
1970	Wittenberg	9–0	5–0	T–1st
1971	Wittenberg	5–4	2–2	T–7th
1972	Wittenberg	5–4	3–2	T–2nd (Red Division)
1973	Wittenberg	12–0	5–0	1st (Red Division)	W NCAA Division III Championship
1974	Wittenberg	7–1–2	3–0–1	1st (Blue Division)
1975	Wittenberg	12–1	4–0	1st (Blue Division)	W NCAA Division III Championship
1976	Wittenberg	8–2	5–0	1st (Red Division)
1977	Wittenberg	9–1	5–0	1st (Red Division)
1978	Wittenberg	10–1–1	5–0	1st (Blue Division)	L NCAA Division III Championship
1979	Wittenberg	11–1	5–0	1st (Blue Division)	L NCAA Division III Championship
1980	Wittenberg	8–2	6–0	1st (Blue Division)
1981	Wittenberg	8–2	6–0	1st (Blue Division)
1982	Wittenberg	7–2	4–1	2nd (Blue Division)
1983	Wittenberg	8–2	5–0	1st (Red Division)
Wittenberg:		129–23–3	67–5–1
Total:		129–23–3
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

References

1. ^ Jablonski, David (July 30, 2011). "Wittenberg football coaching legend Maurer dies at 79; Memorial service on Wednesday for Hall of Famer". Springfield News-Sun. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/springfield-oh-sports/wittenberg-university-tigers/wittenberg-football-coaching-legend-maurer-dies-at-79-1219258.html. Retrieved July 31, 2011. 

External links

• Dave Maurer at the College Football Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Maurer, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Date of birth	March 18, 1932
Place of birth	Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Date of death	July 30, 2011
Place of death	Springfield, Ohio