E-mail Coach Archer (dja29@cornell.edu)
Recruiting Areas: North, West and Central Florida, Northern New Jersey, Downstate New York
Former Big Red captain David Archer returns to his alma mater for his second season as an assistant coach on Jim Knowles’ staff. He will work with the team’s tight ends in 2008 after working with the linebackers in his first season.
In 2007, Archer worked with two-year starters Doug Lempa and Ryan Blessing. The duo earned All-Ivy honors during their career and ranked second and third on the team in both tackles and tackles for loss as seniors.
Archer was a captain for the Big Red in 2004, the first season under head coach Jim Knowles. A three-year starter on the offensive line, Archer moved from tackle to guard to center during his senior year. He was rewarded for his leadership and selflessness by earning the team’s Enzo Montemurro Award for spirit and leadership, as well as the inaugural Jaime McManamon Award, given to a senior for hard work and diligence in the strength and conditioning program.
He taught eighth and fourth grades, respectively, at the Dr. William H. Horton School in Newark, N.J., as part of the Teach For America program in 2005 and 2006. In addition, he was an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2006, working with the linebackers under head coach Rich Mosca.
