David Culley

David Culley
Culley with the Houston Texans in 2021
Personal information
Born (1955-09-17) September 17, 1955
Sparta, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
High schoolWhite County
(Sparta, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt
Career history
Head coaching record
Regular season4–13 (.235)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

David Wayne Culley (born September 17, 1955) is an American football coach. He was the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) in 2021.

Culley has 45 years of coaching experience in both collegiate and professional levels, including 27 years of NFL assistant coaching experience. He previously worked under Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles, with whom he appeared in Super Bowl XXXIX, and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1999 to 2016. Culley assumed his first head coaching position with the Houston Texans in 2021; however, he was fired after only one season, finishing with a 4–13 record.