Coaches
Mark D'Onofrio
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mark D'Onofrio
Played at Penn State 1988-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Saint Peter's | Position | LB | not known |
| 2000 | Georgia | Analyst | DA | Jim Donnan |
| 2001 | Rutgers | Position | LB | Greg Schiano* |
| 2002-2003 | Rutgers | Position | LB/RC | Greg Schiano* |
| 2004 | Virginia | ST coord. | ST/TE | Al Groh |
| 2005 | Virginia | ST coord. | ST/ILB | Al Groh |
| 2006-2007 | Temple | DC | DC✓ | Al Golden |
| 2008-2009 | Temple | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Al Golden |
| 2010 | Temple | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Al Golden |
| 2011-2015 | Miami | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Al Golden |
| 2017-2018 | Houston | DC | DC/LB✓ | Major Applewhite* |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | Position | ILB | Jim Leonhard |
| 2023-2024 | Stanford | Position | ILB | Troy Taylor |
| 2025- | UCF | Position | LB | Scott Frost* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 119 |
| 2007 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 92 | 82 | 89 | 119 |
| 2008 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 75 | 96 | 89 | 120 |
| 2009 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 40 | 68 | 80 | 67 | 120 |
| 2010 | Temple | Defensive coordinator | 39 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 120 |
| 2011 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 44 | 97 | 17 | 120 |
| 2012 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 74 | 112 | 71 | 124 |
| 2013 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 97 | 64 | 85 | 109 | 125 |
| 2014 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 53 | 50 | 97 | 128 |
| 2015 | Miami | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 78 | 107 | 37 | 128 |
| 2017 | Houston | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 42 | 81 | 15 | 130 |
| 2018 | Houston | Defensive coordinator | 107 | 96 | 107 | 45 | 130 |
Worked under
- Jim Donnan · Georgia 2000 (Analyst)
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2001-2003 (Other, Position)
- Al Groh · Virginia 2004-2005 (Position, ST coord.)
- Al Golden · Temple 2006-2010 (DC, Other, Position)
- Al Golden · Miami 2011-2015 (DC, Other)
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2017-2018 (DC, Position)
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2022 (Position)
- Troy Taylor · Stanford 2023-2024 (Position)
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2025-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Brad Lambert · Georgia 2000 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia 2000 · him Analyst, them Position
- Doug Marrone · Georgia 2000 · him Analyst, them Position
- Greg Adkins · Georgia 2000 · him Analyst, them Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 2000 · him Analyst, them Other
- Ben Albert · Rutgers 2001 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Rutgers 2001-2002 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Darrell Hazell · Rutgers 2001-2003 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Schiano* · Rutgers 2001-2003 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Rutgers 2001-2003 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Rutgers 2003 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Galiano · Rutgers 2003 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Al Golden · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Al Groh · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Anthony Poindexter · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chad Wilt · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Danny Rocco · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- John Garrett · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mike Groh · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mike London · Virginia 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Ron Prince · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Al Golden · Temple 2006-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- George DeLeone · Temple 2006-2007 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Temple 2006 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Rhule* · Temple 2006-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Temple 2006 · him DC, them Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2008-2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Rob Spence · Temple 2010 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Al Golden · Miami 2011-2015 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Brennan Carroll · Miami 2011-2014 · him DC, Other, them Position
- George McDonald · Miami 2011-2012 · him DC, Other, them Other, Position
- Jedd Fisch* · Miami 2011-2012 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- James Coley · Miami 2013-2015 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Larry Scott · Miami 2013-2015 · him DC, Other, them Head coach, Position
- Brian Johnson · Houston 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Scelfo · Houston 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Clay Jennings · Houston 2017 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Kenny Guiton · Houston 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Major Applewhite* · Houston 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kendal Briles · Houston 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Cala · Houston 2018 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bobby Engram · Wisconsin 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2022 · him Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2022 · him Position, them Head coach
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2022 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bob Gregory · Stanford 2023-2024 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bobby April III · Stanford 2023-2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Byham · Stanford 2023-2024 · him Position, them Position
- Troy Taylor · Stanford 2023-2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Alex Grinch · UCF 2025-2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Brandon Harris · UCF 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · UCF 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Pete Alamar · UCF 2025-2026 · him Position, them ST coord.
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2025-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Shawn Clark · UCF 2025 · him Position, them Position
- Steve Cooper · UCF 2025-2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kefense Hynson · UCF 2026 · him Position, them Other
Played together
- Al Golden · Penn State 1988-1991
- John McNulty · Penn State 1988-1990
- Terry Smith · Penn State 1988-1991
- Bobby Engram · Penn State 1991