Dave Hoover (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1942 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Died | 13 September 2013 (aged 71) Olathe, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | Iowa State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ?–1971 | Wayne State (MI) (assistant) |
| 1972–1973 | Wayne State (MI) |
| 1974–1978 | Emporia State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–50–1 |
David F. Hoover was an American former football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1972 to 1973 and at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas from 1974 until 1978, compiling a career record of 16–50–1. His record at Emporia State was 9–40.[1] Hoover played college football at Iowa State University from 1961 to 1963. He was born on July 13, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa and died on September 13, 2023, at Mission Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State Tartars (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Wayne State | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1973 | Wayne State | 5–5 | |||||||
| Wayne State: | 7–10–1 | ||||||||
| Emporia State Hornets (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Emporia State | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Emporia State | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Emporia State Hornets (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1976–1978) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Emporia State | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1977 | Emporia State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1978 | Emporia State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Emporia State: | 9–40 | 5–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–50–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "David Floyd Hoover". warrenmcelwain.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.