David Cunningham | |
Current Title: | Tightends coach |
Current Team: | Georgetown Tigers football |
Current Conference: | MSC |
Player Years1: | 1983–1987 |
Player Team1: | Kentucky Wesleyan |
Player Years2: | 1988 |
Player Team2: | Heathrow Jets (EFL) |
Player Years3: | 1991 |
Player Team3: | Terassa Sticks (EFL) |
Player Years4: | 1993 |
Player Team4: | Herlev Rebels (EFL) |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1995 |
Coach Team1: | Kentucky Wesleyan (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1996–1997 |
Coach Team2: | Sue Bennett |
Coach Years3: | 1998–1999 |
Coach Team3: | Kentucky Wesleyan (DC) |
Coach Years4: | 2000–2001 |
Coach Team4: | McPherson (OC) |
Coach Years5: | 2001 |
Coach Team5: | Houston Thunderbears (DB) |
Coach Years6: | 2002–2006 |
Coach Team6: | McPherson |
Coach Years7: | 2007–2009 |
Coach Team7: | Nicholls State (ST) |
Coach Years8: | 2010–2013 |
Coach Team8: | Mississippi Valley State (WR/ST) |
Coach Years9: | 2014–2019 |
Coach Team9: | Minnesota State (QB/RB) |
Coach Years10: | Spring Season 2021 |
Coach Team10: | University of the Cumberlands (RB/TE) |
Coach Years11: | Fall Season 2021 |
Coach Team11: | Eastern Kentucky University (DL QC) |
Coach Years12: | 2022 - PRESENT |
Coach Team12: | Georgetown Tigers football (TE) |
Overall Record: | 24–26 (McPherson only) |
David Cunningham is an American football coach and former player. He is the tightends coach at Georgetown Tigers football, where he has been an assistant coach since 2022.
Cunningham served as the head football coach at Sue Bennett College in London, Kentucky from 1996 to 1997 and McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 2002 to 2006.
Cunningham played college football at Kentucky Wesleyan as a linebacker from 1983 to 1987.[1] After college, Cunningham played professionally in the European Football League (EFL) with the Heathrow Jets in 1988 of the BAFA National Leagues, Terassa Sticks (Spain)Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano in 1991 and the Herlev Rebels members of the National Ligaen Denmark in 1993.[2]
From 1993 to 1995, Cunningham was an assistant coach at Kentucky Wesleyan.[2] In 1996, Cunningham was hired as the head football coah at Sue Bennett College and served through the 1997 season.[1] From 1998 to 1999, Cunningham returned to Kentucky Wesleyan as defensive coordinator.[1] [2] Starting in 2000 through the 2001 college season, Cunningham served as offensive coordinator at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas.[2] Also in 2001, Cunningham worked as defensive backs coach for the Houston Thunderbears in the Arena Football League (AFL).[2]
In 2002, Cunningham was named the head football coach at McPherson College and served in that role for five seasons from 2002 to 2006. He compiled a record of 24–26.[3] From 2007 to 2009, Cunningham was the special teams coordinator at Nicholls State.[4] In 2010, he moved to Mississippi Valley State and during his tenure served as a wide receivers coach and also a special teams coordinator until 2013.[5]
In 2014, Cunningham moved to Minnesota State and was quarterbacks coach. In 2015, he became running backs coach at Minnesota State.[5]