| Dave Rice | |
| Player Years1: | 1957–1960 |
| Player Team1: | Ithaca |
| Coach Years1: | 1961–1968 |
| Coach Team1: | Greenwich HS (CT) |
| Coach Years2: | 1969–1971 |
| Coach Team2: | Columbia (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1972–1974 |
| Coach Team3: | Western Connecticut |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1978 |
| Coach Team4: | Fordham |
| Admin Years1: | 1979–1985 |
| Admin Team1: | Fordham |
| Overall Record: | 32–30–2 (college) |
| Championships: | 1 MIC (1977) |
| Awards: | Fordham University Coach of the Year (1977) MIC Coach of the Year (1977) American Football Association Hall of Fame Jack Coffey Award (1997) |
David Rice (born)[1] is a former American college football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at Western Connecticut State University from 1972 to 1974 and at Fordham University from 1975 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 32–30–2. He led the Fordham Rams to the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference (MIC) championship in 1977 and was the athletic director at Fordham from 1979 to 1985.
Rice grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1957. He went on to play football at Ithaca College from 1957 to 1960 and then earned a master's degree from New York University.
He is married to Jeanne Taylor, the former assistant athletic director at the University of Mississippi. They reside in Marco Island, Florida.