Mark Duffner

Mark Duffner

Current position
Title	Linebackers coach
Team	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Biographical details
Born	(1953-07-19) July 19, 1953 Annandale, Virginia
Alma mater	William & Mary
Playing career
1972–1974	William & Mary
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1976	Ohio State (GA)
1977–1980	Cincinnati (DC)
1981–1985	Holy Cross (DC)
1986–1991	Holy Cross
1992–1996	Maryland
1997–2000	Cincinnati Bengals (LB)
2001–2002	Cincinnati Bengals (DC/LB)
2003–2005	Green Bay Packers (LB)
2006–2013	Jacksonville Jaguars (LB)
2014–2015	Miami Dolphins (LB)
2016–present	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	80–40–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 Patriot (1986–1987, 1989–1991)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (1987) AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year (1987) 4x Patriot Coach of the Year (1986–1987, 1989, 1991)

Mark Duffner (born July 19, 1953) is an American football coach. He is the linebackers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Duffner 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 the College of the 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.

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. He was hired by the Miami Dolphins in January to be their LB Coach for the 2014 season.

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	2nd
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	T–7th
1994	Maryland	4–7	2–6	7th
1995	Maryland	6–5	4–4	T–5th
1996	Maryland	5–6	3–5	T–6th
Maryland:		20–35	13–27
Total:		80–40–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers profile