An innovative offensive coach who possesses plenty of experience, Dave Brock was named offensive coordinator at Kansas State on December 26, 2007 after just completing his first season with the Wildcats as wide receivers coach.

A native of Moorestown, N.J., Brock brings 17 years of coaching experience with him to Kansas State, including stints at North Carolina, Temple, Hofstra, Salisbury State and Western Connecticut State.

In 2007, Brock coached wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who was a consensus All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist, as well as Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year Deon Murphy. Nelson ranked second in the nation in receptions (10.2) and receiving yards per game (133.8) en route to setting 11 K-State receiving records.

Brock coached two seasons at North Carolina, where he served as the Tar Heels’ assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach. While at UNC, he tutored two of the top wide receivers in Carolina history in Jarwarski Pollock and Jesse Holley. In 2005, Pollock became the all-time leading receiver at Carolina with 177 career catches and Holley led the team with 47 receptions.

In 2006, Brock coached wide receiver Hakeem Nicks to honorable mention freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News as Nicks set UNC freshmen records with 39 receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns.

Prior to North Carolina, Brock was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for two seasons at Temple, where he directed a spread offense attack that made the Owls’ offense one of the most exciting in the Big East.

In 2004, Temple ranked third in the Big East in rushing, generating 173.0 yards on the ground per game. The Owls also passed for 2,428 yards – the fourth-most in program history – and averaged 393.7 total yards per game with quarterback Walter Washington ending the year ranked 11th nationally in total offense, 21st in scoring and as the nation’s leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.

In 2003, Brock’s inaugural season running the Temple offense, the Owls threw for 2,697 yards – second-most in Temple history – and set school records for passing first downs (135) and total plays (859).

As the offensive coordinator at Hofstra, the Pride posted a 9-3 record in 2001 and concluded the season ranked No. 7 in Division I-AA behind an offense that was second in the nation in total offense (491 yards/game), fourth in passing offense (301 yards/game) and fifth in scoring offense (37.9 points/game).

In 2000, Hofstra finished the year ranked No. 7 with a 9-4 record and also ranked among the nation’s top 20 in scoring offense, passing offense and total offense. During Brock’s last five seasons at Hofstra, the team averaged 35.8 points per game and 446.8 yards of total offense per contest.

Brock played linebacker at Ferrum (Va.) College before earning a bachelor of science degree in political science from Salisbury (Md.) State University. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Salisbury State in 1988, then served as secondary coach/recruiting coordinator at Western Connecticut State from 1991-93. He returned to Salisbury State in 1994 as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator before joining the coaching staff at Hofstra in 1995.

Brock and his wife, Karen, have three sons - Henry, William, and Richard - and two daughters - Kate and Maggie.