Mark Banker | |
Current Title: | Safeties coach |
Current Team: | Washington State |
Current Conference: | Pac-12 |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1956 |
Birth Place: | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Player Years1: | 1974–1978 |
Player Team1: | Springfield |
Player Positions: | Running back |
Coach Years1: | 1979–1980 |
Coach Team1: | Springfield (OL/TE) |
Coach Years2: | 1981–1982 |
Coach Team2: | Cal State Northridge (DB) |
Coach Years3: | 1983–1994 |
Coach Team3: | Cal State Northridge (DC) |
Coach Years4: | 1995 |
Coach Team4: | Hawaii (OLB/ST) |
Coach Years5: | 1996 |
Coach Team5: | USC (AHC) |
Coach Years6: | 1997–1998 |
Coach Team6: | Oregon State (DB/RC) |
Coach Years7: | 1999–2001 |
Coach Team7: | San Diego Chargers (DC/CB) |
Coach Years8: | 2002 |
Coach Team8: | Stanford (AHC) |
Coach Years9: | 2003–2011 |
Coach Team9: | Oregon State (DC/RB/LB) |
Coach Years10: | 2012–2014 |
Coach Team10: | Oregon State (DC) |
Coach Years11: | 2015 |
Coach Team11: | Nebraska (DC) |
Coach Years12: | 2016 |
Coach Team12: | Nebraska (DC/S) |
Coach Years13: | 2018–2019 |
Coach Team13: | Hawaii (AHC/ILB) |
Coach Years14: | 2020–2021 |
Coach Team14: | Washington State (S) |
Mark John Banker (born January 15, 1956) is an American football coach. Banker last coached safeties at Washington State University from 2021-2022. He was previously the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach at the University of Hawaii. Previously, he served the defensive coordinator of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Oregon State Beavers and the San Diego Chargers.
Banker has coached for the USC Trojans and in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. He followed Mike Riley from Oregon State to Nebraska when Riley was hired by the Cornhuskers in 2014. On January 11, 2017, after Riley and Banker coached Nebraska to two poor seasons, Banker was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator.[1] He was replaced by Bob Diaco. On January 5, 2018, it was announced that Banker was hired to be the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach under Nick Rolovich at the University of Hawaii.[2]
Banker graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 1978 with a B.A. in physical education.[3] Banker and his wife Debbie have 3 children, Chris, Jayme and Kelsey.