# Mark Duda > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Duda > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Duda.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Duda > Source revision: 1350295349 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mark Duda | current_team = | number = | position = [Head coach](/source/Head_coach) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|2|4}} | birth_place = [Plymouth, Pennsylvania](/source/Plymouth%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 273 | high_school = [Wyoming Valley West](/source/Wyoming_Valley_West_High_School) (Plymouth) | college = [Maryland](/source/Maryland_Terrapins_football) | draftyear = 1983 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 96 | pastteams = * [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)) ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1987}}) | pastcoaching = * [Wyoming Valley West HS (PA)](/source/Wyoming_Valley_West_High_School) (1988)
Assistant coach * [East Stroudsburg](/source/East_Stroudsburg_Warriors_football) (1989)
Assistant coach * [Meyers HS (PA)](/source/Elmer_L._Meyers_Junior%2FSenior_High_School) (1990–1992)
Defensive coordinator * [Lackawanna](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) (1993)
Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach * Lackawanna (1994–2025)
Head coach | highlights = * First-team All-[ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) ([1982](/source/1982_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team)) | statlabel1 = [Sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack) | statvalue1 = 9.5 | statlabel2 = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries | statvalue2 = 4 | pfr = DudaMa20 }} '''Mark D. Duda''' (born February 4, 1961) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)) from [1983](/source/1983_NFL_season) until [1987](/source/1987_NFL_season). He served as the head football coach at [Lackawanna College](/source/Lackawanna_College) in [Scranton, Pennsylvania](/source/Scranton%2C_Pennsylvania) from 1994 to 2025. From 1979 to 1982, Duda played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Maryland Terrapins](/source/Maryland_Terrapins_football), where he recorded 19 [sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack) (13 of them in his last season). He played in 55 NFL games for the Cardinals between 1983 and 1987.{{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}} Duda became the [defensive coordinator](/source/defensive_coordinator) at Lackawanna in 1993, when the school started its football program. He was promoted to head coach the next season. In 2019, Lackawanna went to its first [NJCAA National Football Championship](/source/NJCAA_National_Football_Championship).{{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 }} ==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = NJCAA }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Lackawanna Falcons](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) | conf = [Seaboard Conference](/source/Seaboard_Conference) | startyear = 1994 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [1994](/source/1994_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) | conf = Independent | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 1996 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1995](/source/1995_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–3 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = Golden Isles Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1996](/source/1996_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–6 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Lackawanna Falcons](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) | conf = [Northeast Football Conference](/source/Northeast_Football_Conference) | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2001 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [1997](/source/1997_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 9–2 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = [Dixie Rotary Bowl](/source/Dixie_Rotary_Bowl) | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [1998](/source/1998_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–2 | conference = 6–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1999](/source/1999_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2000_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2001_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) | conf = Independent | startyear = 2002 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2002](/source/2002_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 6–4 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Lackawanna Falcons](/source/Lackawanna_Falcons_football) | conf = [Northeast Football Conference](/source/Northeast_Football_Conference) | startyear = 2003 | endyear = 2025 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2003](/source/2003_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 8–3 | conference = 3–1 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2004](/source/2004_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–7 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2005](/source/2005_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–3 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2006](/source/2006_junior_college_football_season) | 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.{{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}}|group="n"|name=2006season}} | conference = 0–5 | confstanding = N/A | bowlname = [Valley of the Sun Bowl](/source/Valley_of_the_Sun_Bowl) | bowloutcome = V | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2007](/source/2007_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2008](/source/2008_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2009_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–4 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2010](/source/2010_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2011_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2012_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 5–5 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2013](/source/2013_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 4–6 | conference = 1–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2014](/source/2014_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2015_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2016_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = [Valley of the Sun Bowl](/source/Valley_of_the_Sun_Bowl) | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = 8 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2017](/source/2017_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2018_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2019_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 10–1 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = [NJCAA National Championship](/source/NJCAA_National_Football_Championship) | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 2 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 1–1 | conference = 0–0 | confstanding = N/A | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2021](/source/2021_junior_college_football_season) | name = Lackawanna | overall = 7–3 | conference = 0–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [2022](/source/2022_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2023_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2024_junior_college_football_season) | 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](/source/2025_junior_college_football_season) | 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 | confrecord = 70–41 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 216–106 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }} ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=n}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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= }} {{St. Louis Cardinals 1983 draft navbox}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mark Duda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Duda) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Duda?action=history)). 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