- Mark Duffner
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Mark Duffner Date of birth July 19, 1953 Place of birth 
Annandale, VirginiaPosition(s) Linebackers coach College William & Mary Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1975-1976
1977-1980
1981-1985
1986-1991
1992-1996
1997-2000
2001-2002
2003-2005
2006-PresentOhio State University
(Graduate Assistant)
University of Cincinnati
(Defensive Coordinator)
Holy Cross
(Defensive Coordinator)
Holy Cross
(Head Coach)
University of Maryland
(Head Coach)
Cincinnati Bengals
(Linebackers coach)
Cincinnati Bengals
(Def. Coordinator/Linebackers)
Green Bay Packers
(Linebackers coach)
Jacksonville Jaguars
(Linebackers coach)Mark Duffner is an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team from 1992 to 1996.
Prior to Maryland, Duffner served as the head coach at Holy Cross where he compiled a 60-5-1 record. At Maryland, Duffner compiled a 20-35 record with no bowl game appearances. Duffner's only winning season came in 1995 when the Terps finished with a 6-5 record and started with four consecutive wins. His most important legacy at Maryland has been in the record books where most of the longstanding single game, season, and career passing and receiving record were broken during his tenure. This was due to the implementation of his "run and shoot" offense and quarterbacks John Kaleo, Scott Milanovich, and Brian Cummings. However, his teams were notoriously weak on defense, and they gave up points as fast as they scored them.[1]
After leaving Maryland, Duffner became an assistant with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1997 to 2002, where he served as linebackers coach and then defensive coordinator. From 2003 to 2005, he served with the Green Bay Packers. In early 2006, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the linebackers coach.
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (1986–1991) 1986 Holy Cross 10–1 4-0 1st 1987 Holy Cross 11-0 4-0 1st 1988 Holy Cross 9-2 3-1 1989 Holy Cross 10-1 4-0 1st 1990 Holy Cross 9-1-1 5-0 1st 1991 Holy Cross 11-0 5-0 1st Holy Cross: 60-5-1 25-1 Maryland Terrapins (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1992–1996) 1992 Maryland 3-8 2-6 8th 1993 Maryland 2-9 2-6 7th(T) 1994 Maryland 4-7 2-6 7th 1995 Maryland 6-5 4-4 5th(T) 1996 Maryland 5-6 3-5 6th(T) Maryland: 20-35 13-27 Total: 80-40-1 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
Sporting positions Preceded by
Dick LeBeauCincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinators
2001–2002Succeeded by
Leslie FrazierHoly Cross Crusaders head football coaches A. C. N. Peterson (1896–1897) • John J. Corbett # (1898) • Maurice Connor (1898–1902) • Frank Cavanaugh (1903–1905) • George King (1906) • Timothy Larkin (1907–1912) • Harry Von Kersberg (1913) • Luke Kelly (1914–1917) • Bart Sullivan (1918) • Cleo A. O'Donnell (1919–1929) • John McEwan (1930–1932) • Arthur Corcoran # (1932) • Eddie Anderson (1933–1938) • Joe Sheeketski (1939–1941) • Anthony Scanton (1942–1944) • John DaGrosa (1945–1947) • Bill Osmanski (1948–1949) • Eddie Anderson (1950–1964) • Mel Massucco (1965–1966) • Tom Boisture (1967–1968) • Bill Whitton (1969–1970) • Ed Doherty (1971–1975) • Neil Whelwright (1976–1980) • Rick E. Carter (1981–1985) • Mark Duffner (1986–1991) • Peter Vaas (1992–1995) • Dan Allen (1996–2003) • Tom Gilmore (2004–)
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Maryland Terrapins head football coaches William W. Skinner (1892) • Samuel Harding (1893) • J. G. Bannon (1894) • No team (1895) • Grenville Lewis (1896) • John Lillibridge (1897) • Frank Kenly (1898) • S. M. Cooke (1899) • F. H. Peters (1900) • Emmons Dunbar (1901) • D. John Markey (1902–1904) • Fred K. Nielsen (1905–1906) • Charles W. Melick (1907) • William Lang (1908) • William Lang & Edward Larkin (1909) • Royal Alston (1910) • Charley Donnelly (1911) • Curley Byrd (1911–1934) • Jack Faber (1935) • Frank Dobson (1936–1939) • Jack Faber (1940–1941) • Clark Shaughnessy (1942) • Clarence Spears (1943–1944) • Bear Bryant (1945) • Clark Shaughnessy (1946) • Jim Tatum (1947–1955) • Tommy Mont (1956–1958) • Tom Nugent (1959–1965) • Lou Saban (1966) • Bob Ward (1967–1968) • Roy Lester (1969–1971) • Jerry Claiborne (1972–1981) • Bobby Ross (1982–1986) • Joe Krivak (1987–1991) • Mark Duffner (1992–1996) • Ron Vanderlinden (1997–2000) • Ralph Friedgen (2001–2010) • Randy Edsall (2011– )
Eddie Robinson Award winners 1987: Duffner | 1988: Russo | 1989: Russell | 1990: McDowell | 1991: Ault | 1992: Taaffe | 1993: Allen | 1994: Tressel | 1995: Nutt | 1996: Barbier | 1997: Talley | 1998: Johnson | 1999: Matthews | 2000: Glenn | 2001: Lembo | 2002: Tate | 2003: Ayers | 2004: Kill | 2005: McDonnell | 2006: Moore | 2007: Farley | 2008: Matthews | 2009: Frazier | 2010: Samuel
AFCA Division I FCS Coach of the Year winners 1983: Dempsey | 1984: Arnold | 1985: Sheridan | 1986: Russell | 1987: Duffner | 1988: Satterfield | 1989: Russell | 1990: Stowers | 1991: Tressel | 1992: Taaffe | 1993: Allen | 1994: Tressel | 1995: Read | 1996: Tellier | 1997: Talley | 1998: Whipple | 1999: P. Johnson | 2000: P. Johnson | 2001: B. Johnson | 2002: Harbaugh | 2003: Biddle | 2004: Matthews | 2005: Moore | 2006: Moore | 2007: Moore | 2008: London | 2009: Talley | 2010: Keeler
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- National Football League defensive coordinators
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- Cincinnati Bengals coaches
- Green Bay Packers coaches
- Holy Cross Crusaders football coaches
- Jacksonville Jaguars coaches
- William & Mary Tribe football players
- People from Fairfax County, Virginia
- American football coach stubs
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1980s stubs
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