Dave Wiemers

Dave Wiemers
Current position
TitleSenior Defensive Analyst
TeamUtah State University
Biographical details
Born (1968-04-18) April 18, 1968 (age 56)
Clay Center, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1988Dodge City CC
1989–1990Washburn
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993Pittsburg State (GA)
1994–1998Saginaw Valley (DC)
1999–2000Emporia State (OC)
2001–2006Emporia State
2007Tarleton State (OC)
2008–2010Pittsburg State (DC)
2011–2019Pittsburg State (AHC/DC)
2024-PresentUtah State (Analyst)
Head coaching record
Overall35–32
Bowls1–0
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MIAA (2003)
Awards
MIAA Coach of the Year (2003)

David Wiemers (born April 18, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the Senior Defensive Analyst at Utah State University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] Wiemers served as the head football coach at Emporia State University from 2001 to 2006, compiling a record of 35–32. He was the assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator at Pittsburg State University from 2011 to 2019.[2]

Playing career

Wiemers played college football at Dodge City Community College and then at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.[3]

Coaching career

Emporia State

Wiemers was the 21st head football coach for Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas from 2001 until the end of the 2006 season. He led Emporia State to a record of 35 wins and 32 losses in six seasons as head coach after serving as an assistant for two years, becoming the fourth-most winning head coach in the history of the program.[4]

Following a 5–6 record his first season, he led the Hornets to consecutive 9–3 years in 2002 and 2003. The two-year span included a victory in the 2002 Mineral Water Bowl and ESU's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Playoffs in 2003, earning him the MIAA Coach of the Year after the 2003 season.

Tarleton State

Wiemers served as the offensive coordinator at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas for the 2007 season.[5]

Personal life

Dave's brother, Jon Wiemers, is the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His sister, Suzie Fritz, is the head volleyball coach at Kansas State University.[6]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2001–2006)
2001 Emporia State 5–6 3–6 T–7th
2002 Emporia State 9–3 6–3 T–3rd W Mineral Water Bowl
2003 Emporia State 9–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II First Round
2004 Emporia State 5–6 4–5 T–5th
2005 Emporia State 4–6 3–5 6th
2006 Emporia State 3–8 2–7 8th
Emporia State: 35–32 25–28
Total: 35–32
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ Shore, Derek (June 30, 2021). "Carthage tabs former PSU coach Wiemers as offensive coordinator". The Joplin Globe. Joplin, Missouri. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Pitt State Athletics Press Release Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "2014 Football Coaching Staff-Dave Weimers". Pittsburg State University. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Wiemers hired as Offensive Coordinator". January 30, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. ^ CJOnline Blogs – Haskin: Wiemers likes taste of Texas Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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