Dave Canales
| Carolina Panthers | |
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| Position: | Harbor City, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Carson (CA) |
| College: | Azusa Pacific |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 0–0 (–) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Dave Canales (born May 7, 1981) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023.
Canales played college football at Azusa Pacific and previously served as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks and the University of Southern California (USC).
Early life and playing career
A native of
Coaching career
Carson HS
Canales began his coaching career serving as the head coach and offensive coordinator of the freshman/sophomore team at his alma mater, Carson High School, from 2004 to 2005.[2]
El Camino College
Canales made the jump to college coaching in 2006 by joining El Camino (Calif.) College. He served as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator in his first year, before transitioning to quarterbacks coach in his final season with the team (2007-08). During his tenure, the school won the California Community College State Championship in 2006 and also secured two Mission Conference titles.
USC
During his time at El Camino College, Canales formed a relationship with Pete Carroll, the head coach of the USC Trojans. In 2009, Canales joined Carroll at USC, where he served as an assistant strength coach for one season.
Seattle Seahawks
In 2010, Canales followed Carroll after the latter's acceptance of the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 16, 2023, Canales was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their offensive coordinator under head coach Todd Bowles, replacing Byron Leftwich.[6]
Carolina Panthers
On January 25, 2024, Canales was hired as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers.[7]
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CAR | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | TBD | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
Personal life
Canales and his wife, Lizzy, have four children.
References
- ^ "Cougar Interviews - Dave Canales '02". Azusa Pacific University. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Dave Canales". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Dave Canales". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Buccaneers hiring Seahawks QB coach Dave Canales as offensive coordinator". NFL.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (February 15, 2023). "Dave Canales Named Bucs' New Offensive Coordinator". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 25, 2024). "Panthers agree to terms with Dave Canales to become head coach". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.