Coaching Experience
10+ Years of Coaching Experience
2005- Florida Atlantic Assistant (Offensive Line)
2002-2004 Univ. of Findlay Assistant coach (Offensive Coordinator)
2000-2004 Univ. of Findlay Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
1997-1999 Gardner-Webb Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
1996-97 Greenville College (Assistant Coach)
1994-96 West Virginia Graduate Assistant

Bowl Games As A Player
1989 Gator Bowl
1994 Sugar Bowl

At FAU
Dale Williams joined the staff in the spring of 2005 as the team's offensive line coach. While he returned both Nello Faulk and Jarrid Smith, the majority of the line would be new and both Faulk and Smith would switch to new positions. As the season progressed through the non-conference games, the Owls began to solidify the line. Redshirt freshman Nick Paris quickly became a solid contributor. The unit also suffered the preseason loss of Brandon Jackson, but the slack picked up by several players, including John Rizzo, a freshman walk-on who was forced into a starting role, due to injuries, and played his way into a scholarship. The line showed its maturity in 2006 with better offensive statistics despite two new quarterbacks. Williams will need to replace Faulk in 2007 but will return the bulk of his unit and will have the opportunity to work with the young linemen recruited in the last two classes.

At Findlay Williams came to Florida Atlantic after a five-year stint at the University of Findlay, a program that finished 2002 with a 9-2 record and a no. 25 national ranking among Division II schools. He served the last three years as the offensive coordinator and offensive line recruiting coordinator.

Prior to Findlay, Williams was the offensive line coach as well as the running game and recruiting coordinator at Gardner-Webb University. He was responsible for an offensive line that gained over 2,000 yards on the ground while mentoring Ben Fuller to first-team All-SAC honors two consecutive seasons.

His 1996-97 season was spent working with Steve Patton at North Carolina-Greenville. That season the Mounties offense was rated no. 4 nationally, averaging 31.0 points per game and 410 yards in total offense.

His coaching career began at West Virginia, his alma mater, where he was a graduate assistant from 1994-96. He earned both his undergraduate degree (liberal arts '94) and master's degree (athletic coaching education '96) from WVU.

Athletically, Williams was a three-year letterman and a two-year starter for the Mountaineers and was named the 1993 best lineman. He played in the 1989 Gator Bowl and the 1994 Sugar Bowl.

Following his collegiate career, the Cleveland, OH, native played one season of professional football for the Arena Football Leagues Cleveland Thunderbolts. His stint with the Thunderbolts was an opportunity to return home, where he had a standout career at perennial national power St. Ignatius (OH).

Personal Information:
Birth date: December 4, 1970

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Education: 1996 M.S., Athletic Coaching Education, West Virginia University
1994 B.S., Liberal Arts, West Virginia
Marital Status: Wife, Wendi
Children: Nicole (9) and Dominick (5)