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Mark Carney
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team Kent State
Conference MAC
Biographical details
Born c. 1980 (age 43–44)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001 Fordham
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
2002–2003 Fordham (SA)
2004–2008 Richmond (QB/WR)
2009–2013 Bowling Green (WR)
2014 Baldwin Wallace ( OC/QB)
2015–2018 Virginia State (OC/QB)
2019 Charlotte (QB)
2020–2022Charlotte (OC/QB)
2023 Kent State (TE/IWR)
2024–presentKent State (OC)

Mark Carney (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Kent State, a position he has held since 2024.

Playing career

Carney played high school football at St. Edward High School and then was an All-American quarterback for Fordham. [1]

Coaching career

Carney began his coaching career as a student assistant for his alma mater, Fordham, working with the quarterbacks.

From 2004 to 2008, Carney was the wide receivers coach Richmond. He was a member of the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS national championship team. [2]

In 2009, Carney was hired as the wide receivers coach for Bowling Green.

In 2014, Carney accepted his first offensive coordinator position for Baldwin Wallace. [3] From 2015 to 2018, he was the offensive coordinator for the Virginia State.

In 2019, Carney was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Charlotte. [4] In 2020 he was promoted to the offensive coordinator position. [5] [6] [7]

In 2023, Carney was named the tight ends coach at Kent State. [8] He was promoted to offensive coordinator after the season. [9] [10]

References

  1. ^ "After fine playing careers at St. Edward and Fordham, Mark Carney has had a long college coaching career, getting promoted this season to offensive coordinator at North Carolina Charlotte".
  2. ^ Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond (July 20, 2018). "Richmond won the FCS championship 10 years ago; where are that team's coaches now?". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  3. ^ "Carney Named BW Football Offensive Coordinator". 2014-05-01. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  4. ^ "Mark Carney - Football Coach". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ^ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article239724643.html
  6. ^ "Carney promoted to offensive coordinator for 49ers football". Inside UNC Charlotte. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ "Healy Promotes Carney to Offensive Coordinator". Charlotte Athletics. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  8. ^ "Mark Carney - Football Coach". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ^ Samuels, Doug (December 12, 2023). "The Scoop - Tuesday December 12, 2023". Footballscoop.
  10. ^ "Burns Announces Several Staff Promotions". Kent State Golden Flashes. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-04-22.