| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bucknell |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 13–35 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | Lehigh |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2002 | Lehigh (assistant) |
| 2003–2006 | Harvard (OC/QB/WR) |
| 2007–2009 | The Citadel (OC/WR) |
| 2010–2013 | Lehigh (OC/QB) |
| 2014–2018 | Valparaiso |
| 2019–present | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–73 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Patriot League South Division (2021) | |
Dave Cecchini is an American football coach. He was announced as the 27th head coach for Bucknell University in February 2019. Previously, in 2014, he was hired as head football coach at Valparaiso UniversityinValparaiso, Indiana.[1] Before coming to Valparaiso, Cecchini worked as an assistant coach at Harvard University, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and Lehigh University.[2] Cecchini graduated from Lehigh in 1995.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Valparaiso Crusaders (Pioneer Football League) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Valparaiso | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2015 | Valparaiso | 1–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016 | Valparaiso | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2017 | Valparaiso | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Valparaiso | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Valparaiso: | 17–38 | 13–27 | |||||||
| Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Bucknell | 3–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Bucknell | 2–2 | 2–1 | T–1st (South) | |||||
| 2021 | Bucknell | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Bucknell | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2023 | Bucknell | 4–7 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2024 | Bucknell | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Bucknell: | 13–35 | 8–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–73 | ||||||||
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