19 Facts About Mark Criner

Mark Criner was born on December 18,1966 and is an American football coach.

Mark Criner currently serves as the outside linebackers coach for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

Mark Criner has worked as a defensive assistant at Minnesota, Eastern Michigan, Utah State, Lamar, LSU, the Alliance of American Football's Atlanta Legends, and Tulane.

Mark Criner was the linebackers coach and assistant special teams coach for the Seattle Dragons.

Mark Criner attended Iowa State University and played there for one season, in 1986, under his father, Jim Criner, before transferring to Boise State University in 1987.

Mark Criner served as secondary coach and special teams coordinator from 1993 to 1995 and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 1996 to 1999.

Mark Criner left Portland State in 2001 to join the staff of the Las Vegas Outlaws, a member of the XFL, under his father, Jim.

Mark Criner acted as defensive coordinator and secondary coach of the Outlaws and lead the league in scoring, rushing, and total defense.

Mark Criner's defense ranked in the top 30 in both seasons he was with the Bearcats.

Mark Criner served as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Middle Tennessee from 2004 to 2005 under head coach Andy McCollum.

Mark Criner spent the 2006 season at Minnesota as linebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator under head coach Glen Mason.

Mark Criner was then hired to be the Idaho's defensive doordinator under head coach Robb Akey.

Mark Criner's tenure saw Idaho's first bowl game in 11 seasons in 2009.

In 2016, Mark Criner was the linebackers and special teams coach for the Rhode Island Rams.

In spring 2019, Mark Criner was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.

In fall 2019, Mark Criner served as an analyst for Tulane.

In early 2020, Mark Criner joined the staff of the XFL's Seattle Dragons as linebackers and assistant special teams coach.

On December 15,2020, Mark Criner was announced as the outside linebackers coach on Will Hall's inaugural staff at Southern Miss.

Mark Criner's father, Jim Mark Criner, is a retired football coach with over 35 years of coaching experience.