Coaches
Mark Whipple
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mark Whipple
Played at Brown 1976-1979 · alma mater (CFBD): Brown
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | St. Lawrence | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1981-1982 | Union | OC | OC | not known |
| 1983 | Brown | Position | WR | not known |
| 1984 | Arizona Wranglers (unknown) | Position | OQC/QB | not known |
| 1986-1987 | New Hampshire | OC | OC | not known |
| 1988-1993 | New Haven | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1994-1997 | Brown | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1998-2003 | Massachusetts | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2004-2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 2009-2010 | Miami | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Randy Shannon |
| 2011-2012 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2014-2018 | Massachusetts | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2021 | Pittsburgh | OC | OC/QB✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2022 | Nebraska | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mickey Joseph |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 26 | 38 | 30 | 105 | 120 |
| 2010 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 63 | 74 | 47 | 26 | 120 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 107 | 118 | 94 | 58 | 130 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 91 | 77 | 91 | 107 | 127 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 16 | 9 | 18 | 91 | 130 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 62 | 107 | 80 | 28 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 3-9 | - → - | 66 | 96 | -20.2 | 8% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 3-9 | - → - | 100 | 92 | -9.5 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 2-10 | - → - | 97 | 92 | -15.3 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 4-8 | - → - | 33 | 55 | -9.7 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 4-8 | - → - | 38 | 115 | -16.1 | 33% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New Haven | Division II | 7-3 |
| 1989 | New Haven | Division II | 8-2 |
| 1990 | New Haven | Division II | 7-3 |
| 1991 | New Haven | Division II | 3-7 |
| 1992 | New Haven | Division II | 12-1 |
| 1993 | New Haven | Division II | 11-1 |
| 1994 | Brown | FCS | 7-3 |
| 1995 | Brown | FCS | 5-5 |
| 1996 | Brown | FCS | 5-5 |
| 1997 | Brown | FCS | 7-3 |
| 1998 | UMass | FCS | 12-3 |
| 1999 | UMass | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2000 | UMass | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2001 | UMass | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2002 | UMass | FCS | 8-4 |
| 2003 | UMass | FCS | 10-3 |
Worked under
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2009-2010 (OC, Other, Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 (OC, Position)
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Liam Coen · Massachusetts 2014-2015 (Other, Position)
- Tom Masella · Massachusetts 2014-2016 (DC, Position)
- Ed Pinkham · Massachusetts 2017-2018 (DC)
- Sean Duggan · Massachusetts 2018 (Position)
Coached together
- Al Bagnoli · Union 1981-1982 · him OC, them DC, Head coach
- John Lovett · Union 1981-1982 · him OC, them Position
- John Lovett · Brown 1983 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Pinkham · New Hampshire 1986-1987 · him OC, them DC
- Jack Bicknell · New Hampshire 1987 · him OC, them Position
- Keith Dudzinski · New Haven 1991-1993 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bill O'Brien* · Brown 1994 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Perry · Brown 1994-1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Keith Dudzinski · Brown 1994-1997 · him Head coach, them Position
- Don Brown · Brown 1996-1997 · him Head coach, them DC
- John Hevesy · Brown 1996 · him Head coach, them Position
- Don Brown · Massachusetts 1998-1999 · him Head coach, them DC
- Keith Dudzinski · Massachusetts 1998-2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sean Spencer · Massachusetts 2001-2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ben Albert · Massachusetts 2002-2003 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Masella · Massachusetts 2002-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Neal Brown* · Massachusetts 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Miami 2009-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Position
- John Lovett · Miami 2009-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Randy Shannon · Miami 2009-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Liam Coen · Massachusetts 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Ed Pinkham · Massachusetts 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Sean Duggan · Massachusetts 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Cory Sanders · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Randy Bates · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brennan Marion · Pittsburgh 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Manalac · Pittsburgh 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, ST coord.
- Erik Chinander · Nebraska 2022 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mickey Joseph · Nebraska 2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Scott Frost* · Nebraska 2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach