University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Football
Dave Andrews
- Title:
- Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Season at Pitt:
- Fifth
One of Pat Narduzzi’s first moves at Pitt was hiring Dave Andrews as head strength and conditioning coach.
Narduzzi's decision has continuously paid dividends over the past four years, a span that has witnessed the Panthers achieve the third-winningest conference record among the 14 ACC football schools. A crucial factor behind Pitt's ACC rise has been the strength and conditioning preparation orchestrated by Andrews and his staff.
This was especially evident in Pitt's drive to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division championship, when the Panthers came from behind in the second half to win four games. Superior physical preparation was readily credited as a key to those victories.
Andrews' training regimens are highly regarded beyond Pitt's current players. During the offseason a large contingent of former Panthers now in the National Football League can be found training under Andrews' guidance, including two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.
Described by Narduzzi as “a highly disciplined coach who instills toughness in our entire program,” Andrews arrived at Pitt with strong credentials in both physical development and as a former player. He was a tight end on Ohio State’s 2002 national championship team and has spent the past 14 years as a major-college strength coach.
He is a certified strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) and USA Weightlifting (USAW) as a level one sports performance coach.
In 2014, Andrews was an assistant director of strength and conditioning at Notre Dame, which defeated LSU, 31-28, in the Music City Bowl.
Prior to Notre Dame, he spent two seasons as the associate head strength and conditioning coach at Illinois (2012-13). From 2005-11, Andrews served in various strength and conditioning capacities at the University of Cincinnati, including his final four years when he was the Bearcats’ head Olympic strength and conditioning coach. Andrews was a graduate assistant football coach at Cincinnati in 2004.
Andrews is a 2004 graduate of Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in education. In addition to his undergraduate studies in education, Andrews also owns a master’s degree in that subject from the University of Cincinnati.
Andrews and his wife, Hallie, have three children: daughter Ella and sons Emerson and Eli.
Narduzzi's decision has continuously paid dividends over the past four years, a span that has witnessed the Panthers achieve the third-winningest conference record among the 14 ACC football schools. A crucial factor behind Pitt's ACC rise has been the strength and conditioning preparation orchestrated by Andrews and his staff.
This was especially evident in Pitt's drive to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division championship, when the Panthers came from behind in the second half to win four games. Superior physical preparation was readily credited as a key to those victories.
Andrews' training regimens are highly regarded beyond Pitt's current players. During the offseason a large contingent of former Panthers now in the National Football League can be found training under Andrews' guidance, including two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.
Described by Narduzzi as “a highly disciplined coach who instills toughness in our entire program,” Andrews arrived at Pitt with strong credentials in both physical development and as a former player. He was a tight end on Ohio State’s 2002 national championship team and has spent the past 14 years as a major-college strength coach.
He is a certified strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) and USA Weightlifting (USAW) as a level one sports performance coach.
In 2014, Andrews was an assistant director of strength and conditioning at Notre Dame, which defeated LSU, 31-28, in the Music City Bowl.
Prior to Notre Dame, he spent two seasons as the associate head strength and conditioning coach at Illinois (2012-13). From 2005-11, Andrews served in various strength and conditioning capacities at the University of Cincinnati, including his final four years when he was the Bearcats’ head Olympic strength and conditioning coach. Andrews was a graduate assistant football coach at Cincinnati in 2004.
Andrews is a 2004 graduate of Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in education. In addition to his undergraduate studies in education, Andrews also owns a master’s degree in that subject from the University of Cincinnati.
Andrews and his wife, Hallie, have three children: daughter Ella and sons Emerson and Eli.
| BORN | December 3, 1981 |
| HOMETOWN | Washington Court House, Ohio |
| ALMA MATER | Ohio State, 2004 |
| FAMILY | Andrews and his wife, Hallie, have three children: daughter Ella and sons Emerson and Eli. |
| PITT | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2015-present) |
| NOTRE DAME | Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning (2014) |
| ILLINOIS | Associate Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2012-13) |
| CINCINNATI | Strength and Conditioning Coach (2005-11); Graduate Assistant Football Coach (2004) |
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