# Mark Duda

Mark D. Duda (born February 4, 1961) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 until 1987.
From 1979 to 1982, Duda played college football at Maryland, where he recorded 19 sacks (13 of them in his last season). He played in 55 NFL games for the Cardinals between 1983 and 1987.
Duda became the defensive coordinator for Lackawanna College in 1993 when the school started its football program. He became the head coach the next season. As of 2018, Duda was the most winning football coach in junior college history. In 2019, Lackawanna went to its first NJCAA National Football Championship.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA$^#$ |
| Lackawanna Falcons (Seaboard Conference) (1994) |||||||
| 1994 | Lackawanna | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L McKinnon Midwest Bowl | |
| Lackawanna Falcons (Independent) (1995–1996) |||||||
| 1995 | Lackawanna | 8–3 | | | L Golden Isles Bowl | |
| 1996 | Lackawanna | 4–6 | | | | |
| Lackawanna Falcons (Northeast Football Conference) (1997–2001) |||||||
| 1997 | Lackawanna | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Dixie Rotary Bowl | |
| 1998 | Lackawanna | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | | |
| 1999 | Lackawanna | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | | |
| 2000 | Lackawanna | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Golden Isles Bowl | |
| 2001 | Lackawanna | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Real Dairy Bowl | |
| Lackawanna Falcons (Independent) (2002) |||||||
| 2002 | Lackawanna | 6–4 | | | | |
| Lackawanna Falcons (Northeast Football Conference) (2003–present) |||||||
| 2003 | Lackawanna | 8–3 | 3–1 | 3rd | | |
| 2004 | Lackawanna | 3–7 | 1–2 | 5th | | |
| 2005 | Lackawanna | 5–3 | 1–2 | 6th | | |
| 2006 | Lackawanna | 1–9 | 0–5 | N/A | V Valley of the Sun Bowl | |
| 2007 | Lackawanna | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 2008 | Lackawanna | 7–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | L North Star Bowl | |
| 2009 | Lackawanna | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 2010 | Lackawanna | 9–2 | 4–2 | | W Graphic Egde Bowl | |
| 2011 | Lackawanna | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | L Salt City Bowl | |
| 2012 | Lackawanna | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | | |
| 2013 | Lackawanna | 4–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | | |
| 2014 | Lackawanna | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 2015 | Lackawanna | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | | 12 |
| 2016 | Lackawanna | 10–1 | 2–0 | 1st | W Valley of the Sun Bowl | 8 |
| 2017 | Lackawanna | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | | 19 |
| 2018 | Lackawanna | 11–0 | 2–0 | 1st | W El Toro Bowl | 6 |
| 2019 | Lackawanna | 10–1 | 2–0 | 1st | L NJCAA National Championship | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Lackawanna | 1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | | |
| 2021 | Lackawanna | 7–3 | 0–1 | 2nd | | |
| 2022 | Lackawanna | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1st | L HF Sinclair Wool Bowl | 13 |
| 2023 | Lackawanna | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1st | | 14 |
| 2024 | Lackawanna | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1st | | 11 |
| Lackawanna: | Lackawanna: | 201–99 | 69–40 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 201–99 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||

## References and notes

* ↑ Shaffer, Jonas (January 17, 2018). "Ravens guard Marshal Yanda, ex-Terp Mark Duda selected to JuCo football Hall of Fame". Baltimore Sun.
* 1 2 "Mark Duda - Head Football Coach, Defensive Line - Football Coaches". Lackawanna College. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
* ↑ Walsh, Scott (November 3, 2007). "Falcons must forfeit eight victories". The Times-Tribune. p. B7. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lackawanna finished the 2006 season 9–1 but had to forfeit eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun win, due to an ineligible player.