Dave Steckel

Defensive Analyst at Purdue since 2026.

Career

15 stints

1980s
- 1982–1983Miami (OH) (GA)Head Coach
- 1984Ball StateDefensive Line
- 1985MinnesotaHead Coach
- 1986–1987DickinsonAssistant Head CoachOffensive Coordinator
- 1988–1991LehighSpecial Teams CoordinatorLinebackers
1990s
- 1992–1995ToledoDefensive Line
- 1996–1998RutgersDefensive Line
- 1999–2000RutgersLinebackers
2000s
- 2002MissouriLinebackers
- 2007–2008MissouriLinebackers
- 2009–2011MissouriDefensive CoordinatorAssistant Head CoachLinebackers
2010s
- 2012–2014MissouriAssistant Head CoachDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2015–2019Missouri StateHead Coach
2020s
- 2023St. Louis BattleHawksLinebackers
- 2026–presentPurdueDefensive Analyst

6 mentors, 13 protégés, 5 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row

6 more, most recent shown first.

35 seasons

2 of 7 coordinators

Nothing on the wire for Dave Steckel. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.