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David Brubaker 2023 Director of Football Operations

David Brubaker

Follow at @EIU_FB and @Coach_Bru50
 
Eastern Illinois
* Hired as Director of Football Operations in Spring of 2023
* Enters fourth year on staff for the 2026 season
* Part of staff that went from 2 wins in 2022 to 8 wins in 2023 with No. 24 FCS Coaches Poll national ranking
* Team consisted of ten OVC-Big South Football All-Conference selections in 2023
* Team had four players earn All-America honors in 2023
* Team featured six All-Confrence selections in 2024 (3 first team, 3 second team)
* In 2025 Mason Miller was a two-time All-American and OVC Special Teams Player of the Year
* 2025 team featured 12 All-Conference selections (2 first eam, 4 second team, 6 honorable mention)
 
Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Director of Football Administration at Morehead State (2022)
* Also served as assistant offensive line coach at Morehead State
* Coached two seasons at Lehigh University (2020 and 2021)
* Special teams analyst for special teams unit that ranked No. 1 in the FCS in blocked punts
* Worked in football operations, special teams analyst and recruiting quality control at Lehigh
* As an undergrad student worked as a recruiting and coaching intern at Penn State
* Volunteer defensive line coach at Warwick Senior High School (Pa.)
 
Personal
* Bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 2019
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