Mike Markuson

Mike Markuson

Date of birth:	June 15, 1961 (1961-06-15) (age 50)
Place of birth:	Farmington, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s):	DT
College:	Hamline University
Organizations
As coach:
1983 1984-1985 1986 1987-1988 1989-1990 1990 1991-1992 1993-1996 1997 1998-2007 2007-Present	Farmington High School (DL) SD State (DL) Hamline (DL) Oklahoma St (GA) Notre Dame (GA) Austin Peay (OL) Alabama A&M (OC/OL) Murray State (OL) Boise State (OL) Arkansas (OL) Ole Miss (Co-OC/QBs)

Born June 15, 1961, Mike Markuson is currently the Co-Offensive Coordinator (along with David Lee) for the Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Education

Mike is a 1979 graduate of Farmington (Minnesota) High School. He earned his B.A. in psychology at Hamline University in 1983, and earned his M.S. in athletic administration at South Dakota State in 1986. Mike also played football for Hamline University from 1979-1982 at the defensive tackle position.

Coaching Experience

As an assistant coach, Mike has coached on both the high school and college levels of football. He coached for his alma mater, Farmington High in 1983 as the defensive line coach. Overall, Mike has coached at nine different colleges spread across the different division levels of NCAA football.

In 1984, Mike returned to South Dakota State where he coached the defensive line until 1985. Moving back to Hamline University in 1986, he spent a season there coaching the defensive line. In 1987, Oklahoma State offered him a position as a graduate assistant coach which he accepted. After two seasons at Oklahoma State, Mike had the opportunity to become a graduate assistant at one of college football's traditional powerhouses, Notre Dame. In his season with the Fighting Irish, he was able to coach in the coveted Orange Bowl in January 1990. After spending three seasons as a graduate assistant coach, Austin Peay State University in Tennessee offered him the position of coaching the offensive line. He has coached the offensive line units ever since his move to Austin Peay. He spent only one season there, moving on to Alabama A&M in 1991. In 1992, he was granted the reigns as the offensive coordinator at Alabama A&M to add to his responsibilities of offensive line coach.

Mike moved on to Murray State University in Kentucky under newly hired head coach Houston Nutt in 1993. After suffering two consecutive losing seasons at Murray State in 1993 and 1994, Nutt and Markuson turned the program around. From 1995-96, the Racers posted a combined record of 22-3. In 1997, Nutt was hired as the head coach at Boise State University. He decided to bring Markuson and Bobby Allen, the inside linebackers coach and defensive coordinator for Murray State, with him to Boise, Idaho. The Broncos finished the season with a 5-6 record, but the University of Arkansas came calling on Nutt after two consecutive 4-7 seasons under head coach Danny Ford. Nutt took the job as head coach in December 1997. Just as he did with the Boise State job the year before, Nutt brought his talented coaches along with him. Markuson coached the Arkansas offensive line since the 1998 season until his departure to Ole Miss for the 2008 season. In 2003, he was also named the running game coordinator for Arkansas.

Following Nutt to Ole Miss for the 2008 season, Markuson continued in his roles as offensive line coach and running game coordinator until 2010 when he was promoted to Co-Offensive Coordinator.^[1]

Honors and Post-Season Appearances

Mike has coached in six post-season bowl games including a Florida Citrus Bowl (1999) and two Cotton Bowl Classics (2000, 2002) in his time at the University of Arkansas. Markuson's offensive line units continue to be some of the best in the country. The Razorbacks have led the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense for nearly five consecutive seasons, and rank among the best in the nation in the same area.

Personal life

Markuson has two children, Joy Noelle and Elliot Bryan, with his wife, Dottie (Bryant).

References

1. ^ University of Mississippi Sports: Nutt Names Rader, Markuson Co-Offensive Coordinators; February 1, 2010

Source

• Arkansas Razorback Football Media Guide 2006

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Name	Markuson, Mike
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Date of birth	June 15, 1961
Place of birth	Farmington, Minnesota
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