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David Braun

Northwestern logoDan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach, Northwestern Wildcats

At Northwestern since

Record
21-20
Win percentage
.512
Games
41
Seasons
42023–2026

Season history

Every season the coach has run a program.

SeasonTeamRecord
2026Northwestern logoNorthwestern2-1AP preseason —AP final —SRS 12.6SP+ 7.3Offense 28.1Defense 21.2
2025Northwestern logoNorthwestern7-6AP preseason —AP final —SRS 4.4SP+ 5.8Offense 24.4Defense 20.0
2024Northwestern logoNorthwestern4-8AP preseason —AP final —SRS -3.3SP+ -8.2Offense 17.5Defense 24.3
2023Northwestern logoNorthwestern8-5AP preseason —AP final —SRS -0.3SP+ -1.3Offense 18.5Defense 18.5

Coaching history

Every job, not only the years spent running a program.

YearsTeamRole
2023–NorthwesternHead Coach
2019–2022North Dakota StateDefensive Coordinator (under Matt Entz)
2017–2018Northern IowaOutside Linebackers Coach
2015–2016UC DavisDefensive Line Coach
2011–2014Winona StateCo-Defensive Coordinator
2010Culver-Stockton CollegeDefensive Coordinator
2008–2009Winona StateGraduate Assistant

Notable staff

Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.

YearsCoachRoleHead coach at
2019–2024Kurt AndersonOffensive Line CoachHead coach at UMass 2025