Mark Ferrante
American football player and coach (born 1961)
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Mark Ferrante (born May 30, 1961) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Villanova University, a position he has held since 2017.[1][2]
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Ferrante (right) shakes hands with Jeff Monken before a September 2022 Villanova game against Army | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Villanova |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 69–36 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 30, 1961 |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | St. Lawrence |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | St. Lawrence (RB) |
| 1984 | Wagner (RB) |
| 1985–1986 | Lafayette (RB) |
| 1987–1988 | Villanova (OLB) |
| 1989–1998 | Villanova (OL) |
| 1998–2016 | Villanova (AHC/OL) |
| 2017–present | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–36 |
| Tournaments | 6–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 CAA (2021, 2023) | |
Ferrante initially joined the Villanova staff in 1987 as the team's outside linebackers coach, he took over as the offensive line coach prior to the 1989 season.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova Wildcats (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2022) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Villanova | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018 | Villanova | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–10th | |||||
| 2019 | Villanova | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2020–21 | Villanova | 2–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd (North) | |||||
| 2021 | Villanova | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2022 | Villanova | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Villanova Wildcats (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Villanova | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | Villanova | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 12 | 9 | ||
| 2025 | Villanova | 12–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 4 | 4 | ||
| Villanova: | 69–36 | 43–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 69–36 | ||||||||