Coaches
Mark Criner
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mark Criner
Played at Iowa State 1986, Boise State 1988-1990
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | Utah State | Position | OLB | Charlie Weatherbie (1992) |
| 1993-2000 | Portland State | DC | DC/LB/DB/ST | not known |
| 2001 | Las Vegas Outlaws (pro) | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | Position | LB | Rick Minter |
| 2003 | Cincinnati | DC | co-DC/LB | Rick Minter |
| 2004 | Middle Tennessee | Position | S | Andy McCollum |
| 2005 | Middle Tennessee | DC | DC/S✓ | Andy McCollum |
| 2006 | Minnesota | ST coord. | LB/ST | Glen Mason |
| 2007-2012 | Idaho | DC | AHC/DC✓ | not known |
| 2013 | Eastern Michigan | Position | LB | Ron English |
| 2014-2015 | Lamar | Position | LB | not known |
| 2016 | Rhode Island | ST coord. | LB/ST | not known |
| 2017 | CSU Pueblo | DC | co-DC | not known |
| 2018 | LSU | Analyst | DA | Ed Orgeron |
| 2019 | Atlanta Legends (unknown) | ST coord. | ST/LB | not known |
| 2019 | Tulane | Analyst | analyst | Willie Fritz*+ |
| 2020 | Seattle Dragons (unknown) | Position | LB / assistant ST | not known |
| 2021-2024 | Southern Miss | Position | OLB | Will Hall* |
| 2025- | Oregon State | Analyst | DA | Trent Bray (2025), JaMarcus Shephard* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Middle Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 105 | 106 | 118 | 119 |
| 2007 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 109 | 114 | 119 | 92 | 119 |
| 2008 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 120 | 118 | 109 | 120 |
| 2009 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 120 |
| 2010 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 83 | 101 | 98 | 113 | 120 |
| 2011 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 81 | 84 | 76 | 83 | 120 |
| 2012 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | 80 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 124 |
Worked under
- Charlie Weatherbie · Utah State 1992 (Position)
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 2002-2003 (DC, Position)
- Andy McCollum · Middle Tennessee 2004-2005 (DC, Position)
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 2006 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2013 (Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2018 (Analyst)
- Willie Fritz*+ · Tulane 2019 (Analyst)
- Will Hall* · Southern Miss 2021-2024 (Position)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst)
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Oregon State 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Fred Bleil · Utah State 1991 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Gregg Brandon · Utah State 1991 · him Position, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Utah State 1991-1992 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brent Guy · Utah State 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Charlie Weatherbie · Utah State 1992 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dick Bumpas · Utah State 1992 · him Position, them DC
- Gary Patterson · Utah State 1992 · him Position, them Position
- Scott Wachenheim · Utah State 1992 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Petersen · Portland State 1993-1994 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Jaime Hill · Portland State 1993 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Tim Walsh · Portland State 1993-2000 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Robert Prince · Portland State 1998-2000 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- A. J. Christoff · Cincinnati 2002 · him Position, them DC
- Rick Minter · Cincinnati 2002-2003 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Andy McCollum · Middle Tennessee 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Blake Anderson* · Middle Tennessee 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Middle Tennessee 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Middle Tennessee 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Art Kaufman · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Derek Jones · Middle Tennessee 2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- David Lockwood · Minnesota 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Glen Mason · Minnesota 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Mitch Browning · Minnesota 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Tony Petersen · Minnesota 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2007-2008 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2007-2009 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Robb Akey · Idaho 2007-2012 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Steve Axman · Idaho 2007-2011 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Jason Gesser · Idaho 2011-2012 · him DC, Other, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike Hart · Eastern Michigan 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Ron English · Eastern Michigan 2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Stan Parrish · Eastern Michigan 2013 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Bill Bradley · Lamar 2014 · him Position, them DC
- Ramon Flanigan · Lamar 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Fleming · Rhode Island 2016 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Bill Busch · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Other, Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jorge Munoz · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Kevin Coyle · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Chris Hampton · Tulane 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jack Curtis · Tulane 2019 · him Analyst, them DC
- Slade Nagle · Tulane 2019 · him Analyst, them Position
- Will Hall* · Tulane 2019 · him Analyst, them OC
- Willie Fritz*+ · Tulane 2019 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Austin Armstrong · Southern Miss 2021-2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Williams · Southern Miss 2021-2024 · him Position, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Southern Miss 2021-2024 · him Position, them Head coach, Other
- Sam Gregg · Southern Miss 2021-2023 · him Position, them OC
- Will Hall* · Southern Miss 2021-2024 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dan O'Brien · Southern Miss 2023 · him Position, them DC
- Chip Long · Southern Miss 2024 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Clay Bignell · Southern Miss 2024 · him Position, them DC
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Robb Akey · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Rod Chance · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Cort Dennison · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Lee Marks · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike MacIntyre · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Mitch Dahlen · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them OC
- Ryan Wallace · Oregon State 2026 · him Analyst, them OC