Football Coaches

Dave Dunn

Head Football Coach dunnd@cua.edu 202-319-6045

Dave Dunn begins his second year at the helm of the Cardinal football program.  Hired early in 2006, he is just the eighth head coach the Cards have seen since joining Division III in 1977.

In his first season, Dunn led an underclassmen-laden team to a 3-7 record going 1-5 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.  Despite the sub-.500 record, Dunn took CUA to a 34-33 overtime victory versus Ohio Wesleyan and was also instrumental in many close games.  He had four players named all-conference including two on the first team.  As the offensive coordinator, Dunn made the Cards the second best passing offense in the ODAC.

Dunn came to CUA from Becker College in Worcester, Mass., where he was the program's first head coach in 2005.  Starting the team from scratch, he recruited 90 student-athletes in just nine months to get the program on its feet.

Dunn began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, in 1990.  He was the defensive line coach under Brian Fogarty.  After USD, Dunn moved to Indiana State where he was the outside linebackers coach under head coach Dennis Raetz.  He then went to Harvard where he was the defensive line and strength coach for the 1997 Ivy League Champs who ranked second in the nation in scoring defense.  During his tenure with the Crimson Dunn helped produce six all-conference linemen.

After Harvard, Dunn moved on to Florida Atlantic University where he worked for legendary football coach Howard Schnellenberger as the running backs and special teams coach. Dunn was an integral member of the coaching staff that propelled FAU to one of the most successful start-up football programs in the history of college football. The Owls were the fastest program to beat a Division I-A opponent and reached the 2003 Division I-AA national semifinals in the program's third year of existence.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Dunn compiled a career record of 56-26 as a head high school football coach and led teams in Connecticut and Florida to multiple district and conference championships.

Dunn has one son, Jack, and resides in Arlington, Va.

 

Brian Zyglocke

Defensive Coordinator zyglocke@cua.edu 202-319-6050

Brian Zyglocke begins his first season as the defensive coordinator for the Cardinals.  He joins the staff from McDaniel College where he worked for two seasons. 

Zyglocke was an inside linebacker and two-year starter at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va.  His senior season he led the 12^th ranked defense in Division III.  Zyglocke graduated with a history degree and stayed on with the Panthers as the wide receivers coach and then inside linebackers coach until 2005.  In that time he coached three all-conference performers and one defensive player of the year. 

Zyglocke then went to McDaniel College where he led the Green Terror defensive backs for two seasons while getting his master's degree in sports administration.  At McDaniel his many roles included the secondary's game plan, scouting, breaking down film and recruiting efforts. 

Zyglocke received his master's from McDaniel in May of 2007.  He resides in Springfield, Va.

 

Jeff Pedersen

Offensive Coordinator/Strength & Conditioning Coach

Jeff Pederson begins his second season with the Cardinals and his first as the strength and conditioning coach as well as offensive coordinator.  He joined the staff after spending two seasons as the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Grinnell College.

Pederson was a two-year All-American tight end for the Pioneers. He also landed on the All-Midwest Conference squad four times and played in the 2001 Aztec Bowl. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in history, Pederson coached the wide receivers at the University of Chicago. He then returned to Grinnell to coach the defensive backs before moving to offensive coordinator in 2004.

Pederson resides in northwest Washington, D.C.

 

Tom Barbieri

LB/Special Teams

Tom Barbieri enters his fourth season at Catholic University after a long career coaching high school football in the Washington, D.C., area.

Barbieri played two seasons at Montgomery Junior College and then transferred to Towson State as a defensive back. Beginning in the mid-1980's, he began coaching in the D.C. metro area. He coached at St. John's College High School as a defensive coordinator and spent two seasons coaching at DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., as an outside linebackers and defensive backs coach. During his tenure at DeMatha, he helped lead the team to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Championship twice. Both championship teams were nationally ranked in USA Today.

Barbieri lives in Gaithersburg, Md., with his wife, Carol Ann. They have three sons: David, 28; Stephen, 24, who is a member of the football team; and Matthew, 21, who plays lacrosse at CUA. The Barbieris also had a son, T.J., who was killed in combat in Iraq in August 2006. He was awarded a Purple Heart as well as Bronze and Silver Stars.

 

Glenn Harvey

Defensive Ends

Glenn Harvey enters his second year as a football intern at CUA after playing defensive end throughout his four-year college career at Catholic University. Harvey started on the Cardinals defensive line during the 2005 season and believes his experience as a player at CUA will aid in his coaching techniques. He graduated from Catholic University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in history. He will be interning with the Cardinals as he attends graduate school to earn a master's degree in history. Harvey coaches the defensive ends and also assists with the scout team and video editing. 

 

Kevin Moore

Tight Ends

Bringing a wide variety of coaching experience to the staff, Kevin Moore begins his first season as the tight ends coach for the Cardinals.  He joins the staff from Stillman College where he worked for two seasons as the offensive line and tight ends coach.

Moore has coached at numerous collegiate levels.  Institutions include Mississippi Valley, Prairie View A&M, Louisiana Tech, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Iowa Wesleyan, and Belhaven College. He has worked for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe and has done NFL coaching internships with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Moore holds teacher certification from Southern University (LA) and degrees from Emporia State University (KS).

 

Max Perkins

Wide Receivers

Max Perkins begins his first season with the CUA staff after player wide receiver for the Cardinals for the past four years.  The CUA graduate currently holds the records for most kickoff returns in game and season.

Perkins is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland and attended DeMatha Catholic High School.  At DeMatha he played football and lacrosse.  The politics major graduated in 2007.  His coaching experience includes four summers on the staff of Bill McGregor's All-Star Football Camp.

He will work primarily with the wide receivers and will also assist with special teams.  Perkins resides in Silver Spring, Md.

 

John Ricca

Running Backs/Director of Football Operations ricca@cua.edu 202-319-5533

John Ricca enters his third season as running backs coach at Catholic University after 19 seasons as a high school head coach. Ricca spent 15 seasons at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. (1987-2002) and four seasons at St. John's Prospect Hall in Frederick, Md. Ricca's teams went 110-79-2 and his 1989 team at St. John's won the WCAC Championship.

Ricca was a two-way player at Georgetown Prep where he led the team to undefeated seasons his junior and senior years. He was an All-American defensive end at Duke University and captain of the 1973 Blue Devil team. Drafted by the New York Jets in 1974, Ricca played professionally in the NFL, WFL and CFL.

The Ricca name in not new to CUA. His oldest son, Kevin, was a record-setting quarterback from 1994 to 1997 and led the Cardinals to their first ever Division III playoff appearance. Middle son, JD, played at Hampden-Sydney College and was the ODAC Offensive Player of the Year for 2005. Ricca's youngest son. Keith, has started at quarterback for CUA for the past two seasons and helped the Cardinals to lead the nation in passing yards per game at the D-III level in 2005.

Ricca lives in Poolesville, Md., with his wife of 33 years, Therese. They are parents of six children: Kevin, Jamie, Kristi, JD, Jacqui and Keith.

 

Jake Zweig

Defensive Line/Special Teams zweig@cua.edu 202-319-5533

Motivational leader, expert in youth risk-taking behavior, and innovator, Jake Zweig has brought the standards of excellence in training and teamwork and the focus on the mission from his former world as a Navy SEAL commando to college football. Zweig has earned professional success as a naval special warfare officer and an entrepreneur and applies that same intensity and commitment to his players.

Before joining the Cardinals, Zweig, 34, was part of the University of Maryland staff as the wide receivers graduate assistant coach. A lifelong athlete and team leader, he returned to college athletics following a successful career in the U.S. Navy. Zweig graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1995 as a commissioned officer. He served as a surface warfare officer for two years onboard the U.S.S. Merrimack before reporting for Navy SEAL training at Basic Underwater Demolition School. Zweig mentored other trainees through the program, and as a result was named the SEAL class leader. Following his SEAL training, he reported to SEAL Team 8 in Little Creek, Va., and attained the rank of lieutenant.

Zweig earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's of business administration from the University of Michigan. His college athletic record includes playing nose guard for Coach George Chaump, varsity wrestling, and an intensive swimming routine in preparation to be a Navy SEAL. A native of Steilacoom, Wash., he attended the Charles Wright Academy of Tacoma where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the 1989 state runner-up football team. He was also a state "A" wrestling champion and a member of the varsity golf team.

He is married to the former Sarah Claud of Stoney Creek, Va. They reside in Laurel, Md.