Dave Ungerer joined Northern Arizona University as the program's special teams coordinator and running backs coach in July 2021.

During his first season with the Lumberjacks, Kevin Daniels became the first Northern Arizona back to rush for 1,000 yards since 2015. Daniels earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors, as well as Freshman All-American recoginition, in addition to punter DJ Arnson earning All-Big Sky Honorable Mention in his final season as a Lumberjack.

Ungerer and head coach Chris Ball coached together on two occasions prior to reuniting in Flagstaff, first at Alabama from 2003 to 2007 and again for Washington State from 2010 to 2011. Ungerer holds more than 30 years of coaching experience, much of it has been spent on special teams after first coaching the group in 1988 for Holy Cross.
 
Ungerer also held the title of special teams coordinator at multiple Power Five programs, including Maryland, Cal and Oregon State in addition to Alabama and Washington State. While with the Crimson Tide, Ungerer also coached tight ends before moving back to running backs with the Cougars. Ungerer also spent three years as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for Utah State, as well as a season in the same role at Fresno State. Most recently, Ungerer spent three seasons as a special teams analyst for Missouri. 
 
Many of Ungerer's special teams units have seen considerable success at his coaching stops. While at Alabama, Ungerer's special teams unit blocked 13 kicks across four seasons and Utah State finished the 2013 season as the No. 1 overall coverage unit in the nation. During his time at Oregon State, Ungerer recruited and coached future NFL punters Johnny Hekker and Ryan Allen who would eventually face one another in Super Bowl LIII. Ungerer also helped recruit Aaron Rodgers from Butte Community College while at Cal.