Mark Farley

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Mark Farley
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Farley at the 2011 Principal Charity Classic
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Northern Iowa
Conference MVFC
Record179–101
Biographical details
Born (1963-04-05) April 5, 1963 (age 60)
Waukon, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1985 Northern Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1988 Northern Iowa (GA)
1989–1996Northern Iowa (LB)
1997–2000 Kansas (LB)
2001–presentNorthern Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall179–101
Tournaments17–13 (NCAA D-I-AA/D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 MVFC (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (2007)

Mark Farley (born April 5, 1963) is an American football coach. He is the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he has held since 2001. Farley started at inside linebacker at Northern Iowa from 1983 to 1985. He led the team in tackles in 1984 and 1985, was named Gateway Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 1985, first team all-conference three times, earned honorable mention All-America honors twice and twice named Academic All-American. [1]

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He then became an assistant at Northern Iowa. In 1989, he was named linebackers coach by new head coach Terry Allen. In 1997, he followed Allen to the University of Kansas, but left in 2001 when the head coaching position at his alma mater opened up. Acting as his own defensive coordinator, Farley's squads perennially rank among the top defense teams in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. In early 2008, Farley served as the interim director of athletics at Northern Iowa. [2] With a win over in-state rival Iowa State on September 3, 2016, Farley passed Northern Iowa legend Stan Sheriff in all-time wins as a football coach. Farley notched his 150th Northern Iowa career win with a home victory over Southern Utah on September 7, 2019. He recorded his 175th win with a road victory at Idaho State on September 16, 2023.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN/STATS#Coaches'°
Northern Iowa Panthers (Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference)(2001–present)
2001 Northern Iowa11–36–11stL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 4
2002 Northern Iowa5–62–5T–6th
2003 Northern Iowa10–36–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 5
2004 Northern Iowa7–45–23rd25
2005 Northern Iowa 11–45–2T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Championship 2
2006 Northern Iowa 7–45–2T–2nd17
2007 Northern Iowa 12–16–01stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 54
2008 Northern Iowa 12–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 44
2009 Northern Iowa 7–45–3T–3rd1818
2010 Northern Iowa 7–56–21stL NCAA Division I First Round 1819
2011 Northern Iowa 10–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 56
2012 Northern Iowa 5–64–4T–6th
2013 Northern Iowa 7–53–5T–7th
2014 Northern Iowa 9–56–23rdL NCAA Division I Second Round 1010
2015 Northern Iowa 9–55–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 86
2016 Northern Iowa 5–64–4T–4th
2017 Northern Iowa 8–56–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I Second Round 1919
2018 Northern Iowa 7–65–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Second Round
2019 Northern Iowa 10–56–22ndL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 55
2020–21 Northern Iowa 3–43–46th
2021 Northern Iowa 6–64–46thL NCAA Division I First Round 2325
2022 Northern Iowa 6–55–3T–3rd
2023 Northern Iowa 6–55–3T–3rd
Northern Iowa:179–101116–59
Total:179–101
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "2017 Football Coaching Staff". University of Northern Iowa. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. "UNI names interim director of athletics". Cedar Falls, Iowa: University of Northern Iowa. January 31, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2012.