David Shaw (American football)

David Shaw
Denver Broncos
Position:Senior Personnel Executive
Personal information
Born: (1972-07-31) July 31, 1972 (age 51)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Union City (CA) Logan
College:Stanford (1991–1994)
Career history
As a coach:
  • Western Washington (1995)
    Outside linebackers coach
  • Western Washington (1996)
    Tight ends coach
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1997)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Oakland Raiders (19982000)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Oakland Raiders (2001)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (20022004)
    Quarterbacks & wide receivers coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (2005)
    Wide receivers coach
  • San Diego (2006)
    Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Stanford (2007–2009)
    Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Stanford (2010)
    Offensive coordinator & running backs coach
  • Stanford (2011–2022)
    Head coach
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Career:NCAA: 96–54 (.640)
Bowls: 5–3 (.625)

David Lorenzo Shaw (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach and the current senior personnel executive for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2011 to 2022. Shaw was the team's offensive coordinator for the entire tenure of his predecessor, head coach Jim Harbaugh, from 2007 to 2010. Previously, Shaw was a four-year letter winner as a wide receiver for the Cardinals from 1991 to 1994, where he was coached by Dennis Green and Bill Walsh. Prior to returning to Stanford as offensive coordinator, Shaw was Harbaugh's passing game coordinator at the University of San Diego and an assistant coach in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and Baltimore Ravens.[1] Shaw resigned as the Stanford head coach on November 27, 2022.[2]

  1. ^ "David Shaw Named Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football/Head Coach" (Press release). Stanford University Department of Athletics. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "David Shaw Steps Down as Stanford Head Football Coach". Stanford Cardinal. November 27, 2022.