Mark Duffner
Mark Duffner went 80–40–1 as a head coach, 1986–1996, at Holy Cross and Maryland. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1986–91 at Holy Cross. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 80–40–1 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1995 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Holy Cross * | 10–1 | 1st | 5 | ||
| 1987 | Holy Cross * | 11–0 | 1st | 1 | ||
| 1988 | Holy Cross * | 9–2 | 2nd | 19 | ||
| 1989 | Holy Cross * | 10–1 | 1st | |||
| 1990 | Holy Cross * | 9–1–1 | 1st | 8 | ||
| 1991 | Holy Cross * | 11–0 | 1st | 3 | ||
| 1992 | Maryland | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1993 | Maryland | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1994 | Maryland | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1995 | Maryland | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1996 | Maryland | 5–6 | T–6th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Chad ScottNo. 24 pick, 1997
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 18 | 0–18 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Conference games | 40 | 13–27 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 6–9 | 40% |
| At home | 26 | 13–13 | 50% |
| On the road | 28 | 7–21 | 25% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 12–4 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 39 | 8–31 | 21% |
His own 55 games on file, 1992–1996, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nehlen 1992–1996 | 2–3 | West Virginia | 5 | |
| Mack Brown 1992–1996 | 1–4 | North Carolina | 5 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1992–1996 | 0–5 | Florida State | 5 | |
| George Welsh 1992–1996 | 0–5 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Jim Caldwell 1993–1996 | 4–0 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Mike O’Cain 1993–1996 | 1–3 | NC State | 4 | |
| Fred Goldsmith 1994–1996 | 2–1 | Duke | 3 | |
| Bill Lewis 1992–1994 | 1–2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Tommy West 1994–1996 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Mark Duffner’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dukeseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| West Virginiaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| NC Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Florida Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Ohio State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1977–80 | Cincinnati | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981–85 | Holy Cross | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1986–91 | Holy Cross | Head coach | |
| 1992–96 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1997–2000 | Cincinnati Bengals NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Bengals NFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2003–05 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2006–13 | Jacksonville Jaguars NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2014–15 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2016–17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2019–24 | Cincinnati Bengals NFL | Senior defensive assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Woody HayesOhio State
- Ralph StaubCincinnati
- Rick E. CarterHoly Cross
- Mike ShermanGreen Bay Packers
- Dirk KoetterTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Zac TaylorCincinnati Bengals
Assistants who became head coaches
- Kevin CoyleAtlanta Legends
- Mike ShermanTexas A&M, Green Bay Packers, Montreal Alouettes
- Tom RossleySMU
- Vincent WhiteSaint Mary’s (CA)
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Hayes | Ohio State | 1975–76 | Graduate assistant | |
| Ralph Staub | Cincinnati | 1977–80 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Rick E. Carter | Holy Cross | 1981 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Sherman | Green Bay Packers NFL | 2003–05 | Linebackers coach | |
| Dirk Koetter | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 2016–18 | 2016–17: linebackers coach; 2018: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Zac Taylor | Cincinnati Bengals NFL | 2019–24 | Senior defensive assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Coyle | Holy Cross, 1986–90: defensive coordinator; Maryland, 1994–96: defensive coordinator | Atlanta Legends | |
| Mike Sherman | Holy Cross, 1986–87: offensive line coach; 1988: offensive coordinator | Texas A&M, Green Bay Packers, Montreal Alouettes | |
| Tom Rossley | Holy Cross, 1986–87: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | SMU | |
| Vincent White | Maryland, 1994: wide receivers coach | Saint Mary’s (CA) |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill McGovern | Holy Cross, 1986–87: assistant defensive backs coach; 1991: defensive backs coach and kickers coach | |
| Clyde Christensen | Holy Cross, 1989: receivers and tight ends coach; 1990: offensive coordinator; Maryland, 1992–93: quarterbacks coach | |
| Rob Spence | Holy Cross, 1991: quarterbacks coach; Maryland, 1992–96: assistant coach | |
| Dan Dorazio | Maryland, 1992–96: offensive coordinator | |
| Larry Slade | Maryland, 1992–93: defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.