Dave Fagg

David J. Fagg (April 27, 1936 – December 30, 2024) was an American football coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, from 1970 to 1973 and 1990 to 1992, compiling a record of 22–45–1. In between his two tenures at Davidson, Fagg was an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, the University of Hawaii, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Arizona.^[1][2]

Dave Fagg

Biographical details
Born	(1936-04-27)April 27, 1936 High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2024(2024-12-30) (aged 88) Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1955–1957	Davidson
Position	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962–1963	Garinger HS (NC) (assistant)
1964	The Citadel (assistant)
1965–1969	Davidson (assistant)
1970–1973	Davidson
1974–?	Georgia Tech (OC)
1978	Georgia Tech (QB/WR)
1979–1981	Hawaii (associate HC / OC)
1982	South Carolina (OC)
1983–1986	Hawaii (OC)
1987–1989	Arizona (associate HC)
1990–1992	Davidson
Wrestling
1962–1965	Garinger HS (NC)
1964–1965	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	22–45–1 (college football)

Fagg attended Davidson, where he was captain of the football and wrestling teams. He later earned a master's degree from Boston University. Fagg began his coaching career in 1962 as head wrestling coach and assistant football coach at Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1964, he moved on to The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina to serve in the same two roles for a year. Fagg returned to Davidson in 1965 when he was hired as an assistant on the staff of Homer Smith, who was newly hired as head football coach.^[3]

Fagg died on December 30, 2024.^[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1970–1973)
1970	Davidson	1–10	1–4	7th
1971	Davidson	1–9	0–6	7th
1972	Davidson	3–7–1	2–3–1	5th
1973	Davidson	2–8	1–6	T–7th
Davidson Wildcats (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1992)
1990	Davidson	5–3
1991	Davidson	4–5
1992	Davidson	5–5
Davidson:		22–45–1	4–19–1
Total:		22–45–1