Danny Freund - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Football Coaches

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Danny Freund

Title:
Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Email:
Daniel.Freund@sdstate.edu

Danny Freund was hired as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January 2024.

Freund spent the last dozen years coaching at the University of North Dakota, including serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2018. He helped lead the Fighting Hawks to five Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearances, as well as a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title during the 2020-21 spring season.

Prior to his role as offensive coordinator, Freund had stints coaching UND's running backs, fullbacks and wide receivers. He also held the title of associate head coach during the 2023 season, when the Fighting Hawks averaged 34.1 points per game en route to a postseason berth. He was honored by RII Sports Technology with its GRAPHITE Award, which recognizes excellence and efficiency in play-calling.

Freund was a two-year team captain (2007, 2008) as UND made the transition from NCAA Division II, compiling a 16-6 record as the starting quarterback. He set multiple school passing records before embarking on his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2010. Freund returned to Grand Forks and UND in 2011.