| David Saunders | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 6 April 1958 Douglasville, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–28 |
David "Sarge" Saunders (born April 6, 1958) is an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Millsaps College from 2003 to 2005[1] and Pearl River Community College in 2016.[2]
Saunders was once named one of the nation's top nine recruiters by ESPN.com's Tom Lemming. Additionally, during his coaching career, Saunders coached over twenty future NFL players.
Head coaching career[]
Saunders was named head football coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi in 2003 and held the position through the 2005 season.[1] He had an overall record of 7–21 and a 5–13 conference record in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Saunders had a 2–7 record in his one season as head coach at Pearl River Community College in 2016.[2]
Assistant coaching career[]
Saunders first college coaching job was at Jacksonville State University from 1984 to 1989 as defensive backs coach, wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.[3] From 1990 to 1992 he was defensive line coach at Georgia Southern, where the 1990 team won the Division I-AA National Championship.[3]
From 1993 to 1994 Saunders was defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Nicholls State University.[4] In 1995, Saunders moved to Baylor University as safeties coach.[3]
During the 1996-1997 seasons, Saunders was defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Arkansas State University.[3] In 1998, he spent the football season at the University of Tennessee working as an on-campus recruiting coordinator.[3]
From 1999 to 2002, Saunders was an assistant to the athletics director for recruiting and coordinator of high school and community college relations at Ole Miss.[5] In 2006, he returned to Ole Miss as linebackers coach.[5] Saunders again returned to Ole Miss for a third time as administrative operations coordinator in 2010.
From 2011 to 2014, he was defensive backs coach at the University of Louisiana–Lafayette.[3]
In 2015, Saunders was defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Pearl River Community College.
Personal life[]
Saunders is an alumnus of Auburn University.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Millsaps College Sports Information. "ISSUU - 2009 Millsaps College Football Media Guide by Millsaps College Sports Information". Issuu. http://issuu.com/millsaps/docs/09fbmediaguide. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Egger will serve as PRCC's head coach in 2017". picayuneitem.com. https://m.picayuneitem.com/2017/07/egger-will-serve-as-prccs-head-coach-in-2017/. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "David Saunders". saturdaydownsouth.com. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/coaches/david-saunders/. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Nicholls State Football Media Guide". geauxcolonels.com. https://geauxcolonels.com/documents/2018/7/19/2018_Nicholls_FB_Media_Guide.pdf. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Orgeron Names Millsaps Head Coach David Saunders To Staff". cstv.com. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/020306aay.html. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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