Dave Brock Named to Offensive Staff
Jan 02, 2009 | Football
An innovative offensive coach who possesses an abundance of experience, Brock was the offensive coordinator at
A native of
Last season, Brock spear-headed a Wildcat offense that produced the 2008 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year in wide receiver Brandon Banks and K-State’s most prolific passer in school history in quarterback Josh Freeman. Banks set a K-State junior record with 67 receptions and 1,049 yards last season, while Freeman became K-State’s career leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns and total offense in 2008.
The Wildcat offense under Brock’s direction averaged 402 yards and 34.9 points a game in 2008 while ranking No. 18 nationally in passing offense (269.6 yards per game) and No. 19 in scoring offense (34.9 points per game).
In 2007, Brock tutored
K-State, which set school team records for passing yards, completions and attempts in a season, also ranked 20th nationally in passing offense, averaging 285.4 yards per game, and 21st in scoring offense (35.2 points per game). The Wildcats also finished the season with a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,600-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time in school history.
Brock, who just completed his second season at
While at UNC, he tutored two of the top wide receivers in
In 2006, Brock coached wide receiver Hakeem Nicks to honorable mention freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News as Nicks set UNC freshmen records with 39 receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns.
Prior to
In 2004,
In 2003, the Owls threw for 2,697 yards second-most in
Brock served in various roles during seven seasons at Hofstra from 1995 through 2002, including running backs coach (1995), Wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator (1997-99), offensive coordinator (2000-01) and associate head coach (2002).
In 2001, Hofstra posted a 9-3 record and concluded the season ranked No. 7 in Division I-AA behind an offense that was second in the nation in total offense (491 yards/game), fourth in passing offense (301 yards/game) and fifth in scoring offense (37.9 points/game). In 2000, Hofstra finished the year ranked No. 7 with a 9-4 record and also ranked among the nation’s top 20 in scoring offense, passing offense and total offense. During Brock’s last five seasons at Hofstra, the team averaged 35.8 points per game and 446.8 yards of total offense per contest.
Brock played linebacker at Ferrum (
Brock and his wife, Karen, have three sons - Henry, William, and Richard - and two daughters - Kate and Maggie.
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