Football
Yost, David
David Yost
- Title:
- Quarterbacks Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
David Yost, who brings with him 22 years of coaching experience on some of the biggest collegiate stages in the country, was added to the Oregon football coaching staff in January of 2016 after acquiring a wealth of knowledge during coaching stints in the Mid-American, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 conferences.
Yost spent the bulk of his career under the tutelage of Gary Pinkel at Toledo and Missouri but joins the Ducks from Pullman, Wash., where he served his past three seasons as receivers coach on Mike Leach’s staff at Washington State since 2013.
In his three seasons coaching inside receivers at WSU, the Cougars set the top three marks for most passes caught in Pac-12 single-season history, and twice led the nation in passing offense in 2014 (477.7 avg.) and 2015 (389.2 avg.).
He played a role in the emergence of Gabe Marks, with the 2015 first-team all-conference receiver leading the Pac-12 while ranking fifth in the country in receptions (99), and finishing second in the conference in receiving yards (1,125). He also set a single-season school record with 14 touchdown catches.
In 2014, the Cougars’ inside receivers accounted for 185 of the team’s 510 receptions and 15 of the 45 touchdown catches. In his first year at WSU, it finished fourth in the country in passing offense, averaging 368.0 yards per game through the air. Freshman receiver River Cracraft claimed all-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition in 2013.
Much of Yost’s offensive influence resulted from a 19-year association with Pinkel, who molded the 46-year-old Ohio native from a graduate assistant coach at Toledo in 1994 to the completion of a 12-year tenure at Missouri as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2012.
Yost began his stay in Columbia, Mo., in 2001 as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator, and added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2009. He also elevated to assistant head coach for his final two seasons at Mizzou.
During his tenure that began in the Big 12 Conference and concluded in the SEC, he earned the reputation as one of the nation’s brightest young tutors of quarterbacks. His run that included a trio of signal callers who accumulated 12 different all-conference accolades between them began with Brad Smith in 2003 as he became the first Division I player to ever pass for 2,000 yards and run for 1,000 in the same season. He completed his Missouri tenure in 2005 as the first to pass for 8,000 yards and run for another 4,000 as a collegian before embarking on a nine-year NFL career.
Chase Daniel emerged on the national stage in 2007 when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist, eventually finishing fourth in the voting. He enjoyed an amazing three-year run as a starter before finishing in 2008 as he left holding virtually every major passing and total offense record on the books. The 22 wins amassed over the 2007 and 2008 seasons ranked third nationally during that stretch, trailing only Oklahoma and USC.??
Blaine Gabbert followed Daniel and became an eventual first-round NFL Draft pick.
Yost was considered to be very instrumental in the development of MU’s renowned spread attack. He oversaw a Tigers’ offense that ranked No. 14 in the nation in passing at 285.4 yards per game. The Tigers followed that season with a 10-win campaign in 2010, finishing 35th nationally in yards per game (409.62).
In 2011, Yost guided the offensive attack to a Big 12 Conference rushing title and finished the season ranked ninth nationally after averaging 244.0 yards per game. Missouri was one of only two schools in the country to average at least 230 yards rushing and passing on the year.
The Tigers broke numerous offensive school records in 2008, putting together only the third 10-win season in school history. The Tigers established records for points (591), points per game (42.2) and passing yards (4,625).
From 1997 to 2000, Yost held the same responsibilities for Pinkel at Toledo. He spent four seasons coaching two of the most productive quarterbacks in Toledo history in Tavares Bolden and Chris Wallace. Yost came to Toledo from Tiffin University, where he coordinated the offense along with coaching quarterbacks and receivers in 1995. During the 1994 season, he coached wide receivers.??
After graduating from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education in 1992, he spent time coaching his former high school football team – Cheyney High School in Youngstown, Ohio.
Yost and his wife, Carrie, have one daughter – Kennedy - and sons Keaton and Kamden.
Yost spent the bulk of his career under the tutelage of Gary Pinkel at Toledo and Missouri but joins the Ducks from Pullman, Wash., where he served his past three seasons as receivers coach on Mike Leach’s staff at Washington State since 2013.
In his three seasons coaching inside receivers at WSU, the Cougars set the top three marks for most passes caught in Pac-12 single-season history, and twice led the nation in passing offense in 2014 (477.7 avg.) and 2015 (389.2 avg.).
He played a role in the emergence of Gabe Marks, with the 2015 first-team all-conference receiver leading the Pac-12 while ranking fifth in the country in receptions (99), and finishing second in the conference in receiving yards (1,125). He also set a single-season school record with 14 touchdown catches.
In 2014, the Cougars’ inside receivers accounted for 185 of the team’s 510 receptions and 15 of the 45 touchdown catches. In his first year at WSU, it finished fourth in the country in passing offense, averaging 368.0 yards per game through the air. Freshman receiver River Cracraft claimed all-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition in 2013.
Much of Yost’s offensive influence resulted from a 19-year association with Pinkel, who molded the 46-year-old Ohio native from a graduate assistant coach at Toledo in 1994 to the completion of a 12-year tenure at Missouri as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2012.
Yost began his stay in Columbia, Mo., in 2001 as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator, and added the duties of offensive coordinator in 2009. He also elevated to assistant head coach for his final two seasons at Mizzou.
During his tenure that began in the Big 12 Conference and concluded in the SEC, he earned the reputation as one of the nation’s brightest young tutors of quarterbacks. His run that included a trio of signal callers who accumulated 12 different all-conference accolades between them began with Brad Smith in 2003 as he became the first Division I player to ever pass for 2,000 yards and run for 1,000 in the same season. He completed his Missouri tenure in 2005 as the first to pass for 8,000 yards and run for another 4,000 as a collegian before embarking on a nine-year NFL career.
Chase Daniel emerged on the national stage in 2007 when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist, eventually finishing fourth in the voting. He enjoyed an amazing three-year run as a starter before finishing in 2008 as he left holding virtually every major passing and total offense record on the books. The 22 wins amassed over the 2007 and 2008 seasons ranked third nationally during that stretch, trailing only Oklahoma and USC.??
Blaine Gabbert followed Daniel and became an eventual first-round NFL Draft pick.
Yost was considered to be very instrumental in the development of MU’s renowned spread attack. He oversaw a Tigers’ offense that ranked No. 14 in the nation in passing at 285.4 yards per game. The Tigers followed that season with a 10-win campaign in 2010, finishing 35th nationally in yards per game (409.62).
In 2011, Yost guided the offensive attack to a Big 12 Conference rushing title and finished the season ranked ninth nationally after averaging 244.0 yards per game. Missouri was one of only two schools in the country to average at least 230 yards rushing and passing on the year.
The Tigers broke numerous offensive school records in 2008, putting together only the third 10-win season in school history. The Tigers established records for points (591), points per game (42.2) and passing yards (4,625).
From 1997 to 2000, Yost held the same responsibilities for Pinkel at Toledo. He spent four seasons coaching two of the most productive quarterbacks in Toledo history in Tavares Bolden and Chris Wallace. Yost came to Toledo from Tiffin University, where he coordinated the offense along with coaching quarterbacks and receivers in 1995. During the 1994 season, he coached wide receivers.??
After graduating from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education in 1992, he spent time coaching his former high school football team – Cheyney High School in Youngstown, Ohio.
Yost and his wife, Carrie, have one daughter – Kennedy - and sons Keaton and Kamden.
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