Mark D'Onofrio explained

Mark D'Onofrio
Current Team:Stanford
Current Title:Inside linebackers coach
Current Conference:ACC
Birth Date:17 March 1969
Birth Place:Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Player Years1:1988–1991
Player Team1:Penn State
Player Years2:1992–1993[1]
Player Team2:Green Bay Packers
Player Positions:Linebacker
Coach Years1:1999
Coach Team1:Saint Peter's (LB)
Coach Years2:2000
Coach Team2:Georgia (DA)
Coach Years3:2001
Coach Team3:Rutgers (LB)
Coach Years4:2002–2003
Coach Team4:Rutgers (LB/RC)
Coach Years5:2004
Coach Team5:Virginia (TE/ST)
Coach Years6:2005
Coach Team6:Virginia (ILB/ST)
Coach Years7:2006–2007
Coach Team7:Temple (DC)
Coach Years8:2008–2009
Coach Team8:Temple (AHC/DC)
Coach Years9:2010
Coach Team9:Temple (AHC/DC/LB)
Coach Years10:2011–2015
Coach Team10:Miami (FL) (AHC/DC)
Coach Years11:2017–2018
Coach Team11:Houston (DC/ILB)
Coach Team12:Wisconsin (ILB)
Coach Years12:2022
Coach Team13:Stanford (ILB)
Coach Years13:2023–present
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Mark Emil D'Onofrio (born March 17, 1969) is an American college football coach and former professional player. He is currently the inside linebackers coach for the Stanford Cardinal. He was formerly the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach for the University of Houston.[2] D'Onofrio played collegiately as a linebacker at Pennsylvania State University and thereafter was drafted by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

Playing career

D'Onofrio played at the collegiate level with the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he was a team captain. In the 1992 NFL draft, D'Onofrio was selected in the second round by the Green Bay Packers.[3] He became a starter with the team that season, however a severe injury would cause him to retire soon after.

Coaching career

D'Onofrio's first coaching experience was as linebackers coach at Saint Peter's College. The next year, he became a defensive assistant with the Georgia Bulldogs. From there he was a linebackers coach with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and tight ends, special teams, and inside linebackers coach with the Virginia Cavaliers. He joined the Temple Owls in 2006 as a defensive coordinator, later being promoted to the Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator.

He followed head coach Al Golden to the University of Miami in the same position he held at Temple for the Miami Hurricanes football team in December 2010. Al Golden came to Coral Gables to replace Randy Shannon. After Golden was fired in the wake of a 58-0 loss to Clemson, D'Onofrio finished out the 2015 season as defensive coordinator and was then terminated following Miami's SunBowl loss to Washington State, 20-16.[4] He spent 2016 out of football while coaching at the Boys & Girls Club in Miami.

On January 6, 2017, D'Onofrio was hired by the Houston Cougars as their defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach, beginning with the 2017 season.[5]

On November 25, 2018, Major Applewhite announced that D'Onofrio had been relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator at the University of Houston.[6]

In early June 2022, it was reported that D'Onofrio would be hired by Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers as the inside linebackers coach.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark D'Onofrio . Pro Football Archives . 10 July 2024.
  2. http://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-Major-Applewhite-fill-out-coaching-staff-10840473.php UH, Major Applewhite fill out coaching staff
  3. Web site: 1992 NFL Draft Listing . May 7, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/12/26/10667680/washington-state-miami-sun-bowl-recap-final-score-snow
  5. http://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-Major-Applewhite-fill-out-coaching-staff-10840473.php UH, Major Applewhite fill out coaching staff
  6. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/cougars/article/Houston-fires-defensive-coordinator-Mark-D-Onofrio-13420314.php UH fires defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio
  7. News: Bartholomew . Colten . Wisconsin football adding Mark D'Onofrio to coaching staff, report says . June 6, 2022 . lancasteronline.com . LNP Media Group, LLC . June 6, 2022.