Mark Dantonio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Dantonio
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1956(1956-03-09)
Age	68
Birthplace	El Paso
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Mark Dantonio Biography

Mark Dantonio is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on March 9, 1956 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Took the reins as director of Michigan State University football team in 2007. He guided the Spartans to winning the Rose Bowl title in 2014.

Before becoming a head coach of the Spartans He was a coach from 1995-2000 coaching defensive backs on the team under the direction of head Coach Prior to becoming a head coach with the Spartans, he spent 1995-2000 coaching defensive backs for the team, under head coach Nick Saban..

Dantonio attended the University of South Carolina and earned three letters as a defensive back for Coach Jim Carlen for the Gamecocks 1976-78. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from South Carolina in 1979. Dantonio later earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio University in 1980.

Dantonio began his coaching career at Ohio University, where he was a graduate assistant. In 1981, he made his first stop in the Big Ten Conference when he moved on to Purdue University as a graduate assistant. He spent two years, in 1983 and 1984, as a graduate assistant at Ohio State University under head coach Earle Bruce. In 1986, he began a five-year stint on Jim Tressel’s staff at Youngstown State University as a defensive secondary coach. In 1990, Dantonio led the Penguins’ defense to an 11–0 record and a #2 ranking nationally. Glen Mason hired Dantonio in 1991 to be the defensive secondary coach for the Kansas Jayhawks. When Nick Saban was hired at Michigan State in 1995, he hired Dantonio to join his staff in East Lansing where he remained even after Saban left for LSU. After Bobby Williams was named head coach in 1999 following Saban’s departure, Dantonio was promoted to associate head coach where he remained through the 2000 season.

He was born within Zanesville, Ohio.

Mark Dantonio Net Worth

Mark Dantonio is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Dantonio 's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a coach at his team at the University of Cincinnati for three seasons. He also was the DB coach for the Spartans.

He was able to overcome an unintentional heart attack in 2010 following the Michigan State Spartans won a game against Notre Dame on a spectacular fake field goal.

Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he had held since the 2007 season, presiding over one of the most successful eras in the program’s history. He led the Michigan State Spartans to three Big Ten Conference championships, and eight victories over archrival Michigan in thirteen years. In 2013, he coached Michigan State to its first 13-win season and the program’s fifth trip to the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Stanford and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation. At the time, this was only the second instance a Big Ten team had reached the 13-win mark, the other being Ohio State’s national championship season in 2002, where Dantonio was the defensive coordinator. The 2013 season also marked the first time a Big Ten team won nine conference games by double digits in each contest. In 2015, Dantonio became the first head coach in Big Ten history to achieve at least 11 wins in five of six seasons. On December 6, 2015, Dantonio’s Spartans qualified for the College Football Playoff for the first time in the program’s history.

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Who is Mark Dantonio Dating?

According to our records, Mark Dantonio married to Becky Dantonio. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Dantonio’s is not dating anyone.

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Dantonio won his first game at Michigan State on September 1, 2007, when the Spartans defeated the UAB Blazers, 55–18. His first season at Michigan State was the school’s most successful since 2003. Dantonio’s Spartans went 7–5, losing all five games by seven points or fewer, and were bowl eligible for the first time in four years. However, the Spartans lost to Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 28.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Dantonio celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

Dantonio’s third season, 2009, was disappointing in performance and off-the- field issues. The team lost five games (Central Michigan, at Notre Dame, Iowa, at Minnesota, Texas Tech) in which they held the lead in the fourth quarter, leading to a disappointing 6–7 record.

What is Dantonio doing now?

The winningest coach in program history who won three Big Ten championships in 13 seasons and took Michigan State to the College Football Playoff in 2015, stepped down after the 2019 season but has remained in East Lansing and has worked for the university. He admitted last season was different, for him and everyone.

What happened to the former Michigan State football coach?

On February 4, 2020, Mark Dantonio announced he was retiring as head coach. He left the Michigan State football program as its all-time winningest coach with a record of 114–57 and a . 667 winning percentage.

What is Mel Tucker salary?

The school on Monday made public details of Tucker’s 10-year, $95 million contract extension, making him among the highest paid coaches in college football.

Where did Mark Dantonio go to college?

University of South Carolina

How old is Dantonio?

66 years (March 9, 1956)