THE CHOSEN CHALLENGE... Dave Cecchini In his three years directing Lehigh’s offense, the Mountain Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers First Season Lehigh ‘94
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Dave Cecchini enters his first season as The Citadel’s offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach after spending three seasons as Harvard’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Harvard enjoyed one of the most prolific offenses in college football when Cecchini was in Cambridge. He oversaw a unit that averaged 33.9 points and 414.2 yards per game in 2004 as the Crimson scored at least 30 points in nine of its 10 games. Harvard’s balanced offense averaged 209.1 rushing yards and 205.1 passing yards during the Crimson’s undefeated season.
Hawks amassed a combined record of 31-6, captured two Patriot League championships and twice advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Cecchini served as Lehigh’s assistant head coach during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Before entering the coaching ranks, Cecchini was an AllAmerican receiver at Lehigh. As a senior in 1993, he was a first team All-America selection by both Associated Press and The Sports Network. During that season, he established school and Patriot League records for receptions (88), receiving yards (1,318), and TD catches (15), and led the nation in both receptions and receiving yards per game. Cecchini received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Lehigh in 1994 and - after a tryout in the Canadian Football League - joined the Mountain Hawk coaching staff that fall. Cecchini and his wife,Tammy, reside in Charleston, S.C., with their three-year-old son, Evan.
In his first season directing Harvard’s offense, the Crimson averaged 461.8 yards per game and ranked fourth among Division I-AA teams. Harvard was 17th nationally in rushing offense and 24th in passing and scoring. Cecchini came to one of the nation’s top offenses from another after spending nine years at Lehigh University where he worked under current Citadel Head Coach Kevin Higgins as offensive coordinator from 2000-02. During that time, Lehigh averaged more than 350 yards of offense and more than 26 points per game.
The Cecchini File Coaching Experience College:
The Citadel - Offensive Coord. (2006-pres) Harvard - Offensive Coord./QBs (2003-05) Lehigh - Assistant Head Coach (1994-2002)
Playing Experience College:
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Lehigh (1991-94)
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