SPEARFISH, S.D. – Coming off a third consecutive winning season as the head coach at his alma mater, Josh Breske, announced on Tuesday morning the addition of Dave Schramm to the football coaching staff as the offensive coordinator. Bringing a wealth of experience to his new role, more than three decades of coaching and leading some of the top offenses in NCAA Division I, he looks to help bring the team to the next level.
 
"Coach Schramm brings a wealth of knowledge to our program having coached some of the top Division I offenses in the nation," exclaimed Breske. "His experience is invaluable to myself and my staff as we continue to improve the team and the offense. I'm thrilled to have such a strong addition to our coaching staff and we're all eager to work alongside Coach Schramm."
 
Schramm brings with him 34 years of coaching experience where all but four have been spent at the NCAA Division I level as he's spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator at UMary (2023-24) after serving two seasons as the offensive coordinator for IMG Academy's national team (2021-22). Among his time at the top level of college football he coached in in 17 postseason appearances, including some of the most prestigious bowl games in the country such as the Fiesta Bowl (1989, Nebraska) and Sugar Bowl (2008, Utah), while even at the FCS level the 2004 Montana team he was a part of reached the national title game and then the 2018 and 2019 Weber State squads reached the national quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.
 
Prior to his lone season as the running backs coach at Utah State in 2020, Schramm helped build Weber State into a national contender from 2018-20. He served in roles such as wide receivers coach, quarterbacks coach, and offensive coordinator as the team posted a 21-7 overall mark and 14-2 Big Sky record during his tenure. In his time with the Wildcats the team secured three Big Sky Conference titles (2018, 2019, and 2020-21), while also climbing to the No. 3 national ranking, their highest in program history. Among the four offensive All-Americans he produced in Ogden, he saw freshman running back Josh Davis win the Jerry Rice Award, National Freshman of the Year, and Utah Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year in 2018 as he tallied 1,362 rushing yards, 113.5 yards per game, 5.4 yards per rush, nine rushing touchdowns, 193 receiving yards, 224 punt return yards and one punt return touchdown.
 
During his stop at Fresno State (2012-15) as the offensive coordinator, he helped mentor seven players to the NFL, including star quarterback Derek Carr who recently completed his 11^th season in the league. Schramm coached Carr to a pair of Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 as he broke 27 school records and 41 MWC records in his career. In Schramm's system he became just the fourth quarterback in FBS history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in a single season, earning him the 2013 Sammy Baugh Award for the nation's top passer. In the 2013 campaign, his Bulldogs offense lead the nation in passing offense (394.8), was third in total offense (547.8), sixth in scoring offense (43.4), and seventh in sacks allowed (0.85), earning himself a spot as a finalist for the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach.
 
His second longest stop of his coaching career came at Utah as he assisted long-time head coach Kyle Whittingham and helped lay the foundation for a program that would elevate to the power five ranks of the Pac-12 and now Big 12. With the Utes he spent seven years from 2005-11 coaching positions such as the running backs, tight ends, quarterbacks, and served as the offensive coordinator and co-offensive coordinator during the 2009 and 2010 seasons as the team combined for a 20-6 mark and averaged 31.5 points per game during the time span. Among many notable athletes coached during his time in Salt Lake City, he mentored two of only ten 1,000 yard rushers in the 117-year football history of the school, including Quinton Ganther, who was drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, and Darrell Mack. Additionally, as the OC in 2009 he oversaw just the second 1,000-yard rushing-receiving tandem in program history with Eddie Wide and David Reed. Reed broke the school record for single-season receiving yards (1,188) and was eventually taken in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. As the recruiting coordinator for Utah, Schramm's 2006 and 2008 signing class were ranked as the top non-BCS classes in the country by Rivals.com.
 
Preceding his seven year stint with the Utes, Schramm served as an assistant head coach and running backs coach at Southwest Texas State (now known as Texas State) in 2002 and then the tight ends/tackles coach and recruiting coordinator at Montana from 2003-04.
 
He received his first collegiate coaching job at San Diego State, a school he spent 12 seasons at from 1990-2001 and held positions such as recruiting coordinator, offensive line coach, safeties coach, tight ends coach and running backs coach. While with the Aztecs he coached Second Team All-American running back Larry Ned, who ran for 1,549 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2001, before being drafted to the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.
 
"I'm excited for the opportunity to help Coach Breske fulfill his vision of building a Championship program," stated Schramm. "Our offense will be built on discipline and toughness, knowing we have to run the ball to WIN yet throw the ball to score points. Our scheme will be designed around what our players do best and what they are willing to do to help the TEAM reach our goals."
 
As a student-athlete Schramm played at Cornell (Iowa), Grossmont Junior College, and Adams State. As a freshman quarterback at Cornell, he led NCAA Division III in touchdown passes as he spearheaded the nation's top team in total offense before eventually finishing his career at ASU. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1988 from San Diego State University.