{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mark Duda | current_team = | number = <!--73--> | position = Head coach <!--Defensive tackle--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|2|4}} | birth_place = Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 273 | high_school = Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) | college = Maryland | draftyear = 1983 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 96 | pastteams = * St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1987}}) | pastcoaching = * Wyoming Valley West HS (PA) (1988)<br/>Assistant coach * East Stroudsburg (1989)<br/>Assistant coach * Meyers HS (PA) (1990–1992)<br/>Defensive coordinator * Lackawanna (1993)<br>Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach * Lackawanna (1994–2025)<br>Head coach | highlights = * First-team All-ACC (1982) | statlabel1 = Sacks | statvalue1 = 9.5 | statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue2 = 4 | pfr = DudaMa20 }}
'''Mark D. Duda''' (born February 4, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 until 1987. He served as the head football coach at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1994 to 2025.
From 1979 to 1982, Duda played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, where he recorded 19 sacks (13 of them in his last season). He played in 55 NFL games for the Cardinals between 1983 and 1987.<ref name="Sun">{{cite web |last1=Shaffer |first1=Jonas |title=Ravens guard Marshal Yanda, ex-Terp Mark Duda selected to JuCo football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-marshal-yanda-mark-duda-njcaa-football-hall-of-fame-20180116-story.html |publisher=Baltimore Sun |date=January 17, 2018}}</ref>
Duda became the defensive coordinator at Lackawanna in 1993, when the school started its football program. He was promoted to head coach the next season.<ref name=LC/> In 2019, Lackawanna went to its first NJCAA National Football Championship.<ref name="LC">{{cite web |title=Mark Duda - Head Football Coach, Defensive Line - Football Coaches |url=https://lackawannafalcons.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mark-duda/7 |website=Lackawanna College |access-date=April 18, 2021 }}</ref>
==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = NJCAA }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lackawanna Falcons | conf = Seaboard Conference | startyear = 1994 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1994 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 9–2 | conference = 4–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = McKinnon Midwest Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lackawanna Falcons | conf = Independent | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 1996 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1995 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–3 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = Golden Isles Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1996 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–6 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lackawanna Falcons | conf = Northeast Football Conference | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2001 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1997 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 9–2 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = Dixie Rotary Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1998 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–2 | conference = 6–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1999 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 6–5 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2000 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = Golden Isles Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2001 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = Real Dairy Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lackawanna Falcons | conf = Independent | startyear = 2002 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2002 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 6–4 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lackawanna Falcons | conf = Northeast Football Conference | startyear = 2003 | endyear = 2025 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2003 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–3 | conference = 3–1 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2004 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–7 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2005 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–3 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2006 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 1–9{{#tag:ref|Lackawanna finished the 2006 season 9–1 but had to forfeit eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun win, due to an ineligible player.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Scott |title=Falcons must forfeit eight victories |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-lackawanna-college-for/106407180/ |access-date=October 30, 2024 |work=The Times-Tribune |page=B7 |date=November 3, 2007}}</ref>|group="n"|name=2006season}} | conference = 0–5<ref name=2006season group=n/> | confstanding = N/A<ref name=2006season group=n/> | bowlname = Valley of the Sun Bowl<ref name=2006season group=n/> | bowloutcome = V | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2007 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2008 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–4 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = North Star Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2009 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–4 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2010 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 9–2 | conference = 4–2 | confstanding = | bowlname = Graphic Egde Bowl | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2011 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–4 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = Salt City Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2012 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–5 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2013 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–6 | conference = 1–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2014 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–5 | conference = 2–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2015 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–2 | conference = 4–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 12 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2016 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = Valley of the Sun Bowl | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = 8 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2017 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–2 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 19 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2018 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 11–0 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = El Toro Bowl | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = 6 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2019 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = NJCAA National Championship | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 2 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2020–21 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 1–1 | conference = 0–0 | confstanding = N/A | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2021 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 0–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2022 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = HF Sinclair Wool Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 13 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2023 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 14 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2024 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 11 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2025 | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–6 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Lackawanna | overall = 216–106<ref name=2006season group=n/> | confrecord = 70–41<ref name=2006season group=n/> }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 216–106<ref name=2006season group=n/> | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }}
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==External links== * [https://lackawannafalcons.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mark-duda/7 Lackawanna profile] * {{Footballstats |nfl=mark-duda |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=D/DudaMa20 |rotoworld= }}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duda, Mark}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:American football defensive tackles Category:East Stroudsburg Warriors football coaches Category:Lackawanna Falcons football coaches Category:Maryland Terrapins football players Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Category:High school football coaches in Pennsylvania Category:People from Plymouth, Pennsylvania Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania Category:Players of American football from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Category:20th-century American sportsmen