Football

Central Methodist Director of Athletics, Jeff Sherman, announced the hiring of Dave Brown as the Head Coach of the Central Methodist Football program in March of 2023. 

Coach Brown most recently served five years as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for NCAA Division II Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. 

"His success and experiences at numerous institutions are impressive," said Sherman. "He is more than prepared to take on our Head Coaching responsibilities. He possesses a strategic mind, coupled with leadership attributes and the ability to build relationships and recruit. In addition, he will attract an impressive coaching staff to help elevate our program and create a culture of success both on the field and off."

Brown stated, "I'm looking forward to building a program with people of high character who are relentless competitors, and who are excited to come to work every day. People who you can be proud to have represent Central Methodist University."

In 2019, Missouri Western's offense averaged 41.5 points and 446 yards/game. In that same season, the Griffins made their second consecutive appearance in the Live United Bowl, where they defeated Henderson State University, 35-15. Missouri Western would finish the year with a 9-3 overall record.

Brown came to MWSU after two seasons as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Colorado State-Pueblo. In two seasons with the ThunderWolves, Brown was part of two RMAC Co-Championships along with seeing the offense head towards the top of the conference. His quarterbacks completed better than 59 percent of their passes and threw for nearly 4,500 yards and 37 touchdowns.

Prior to his two years at CSU-Pueblo, Brown was hand-picked by John L. Smith to be the offensive coordinator at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. At Fort Lewis, Brown helped the team to its best season in eight years with an offense that ranked second in the RMAC.

He came to Fort Lewis after six years at the University of Nevada under Head Coach Chris Ault. Brown helped Colin Kaepernick become the only player in NCAA history to throw for 10,000 yards and rush for 4,000 in a career. Brown was instrumental in the implementation and development of the pistol offense at Nevada and later installed the same offense at Portland State.

Brown's coaching career began at his alma mater, Central Missouri under Head Coach Willie Fritz in 2001. During his time in Warrensburg, the Mules posted a 43-13 record, won the MIAA and appeared in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

He also coached one season at Portland State, helping the Vikings lead the Big Sky Conference in rushing and improving their offensive output by more than 95 yards/game.

Brown's father, Paul, is a longtime high school coach in the Kansas City area with head coaching stints at Turner, Bishop Miege and Basehor-Linwood.

Brown earned a bachelor's degree in physical education at Central Missouri and master's degrees from both UCM and Nevada.